hopping

/ˈhɑpɪŋ/

verbadjectivehop · ping

If you “hop” and then keep going, you’re “hop + ping” — and you double the p to keep the vowel short: hop → hopping.

Yes, it's hopping. Double the final consonant: hop + -ing → hopping (one vowel, one consonant before -ing).

Definitions

  1. verbpresent participle of hop; jumping lightly on one foot or making short jumps
  2. adjectivevery busy or lively (informal), as in “a hopping place”

Examples

  • “The rabbit was hopping across the grass.”
  • “I hurt my ankle and came home hopping on one foot.”
  • “The café was hopping on Saturday night.”

Synonyms

jumpingleapingbouncingspringingskipping

Antonyms

standingstill

Translations

ES saltandoPT pulandoFR sautant

Common misspellings

hopinghopppinghoppnghoppingghopingghoppinhoppyinghoppig

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