hopping

[ hop-ing ]

adjective

1. working energetically; busily engaged:

   He kept the staff hopping in order to get the report finished.

2. going from one place or situation to another of a similar specified type (usually used in combination):

   restaurant-hopping.

hopping

/ ˈhɒpɪŋ /

noun

1. the action of a person or animal that hops
2. dialect.
   a fair, esp ( the Hoppings ) an annual fair in Newcastle

adjective

1. hopping mad
   in a terrible rage

Word History and Origins

Origin of hopping¹

First recorded in 1665–75; hop ¹ + -ing ²

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. hopping mad, furious; enraged:

   He was hopping mad when his daughter dropped out of college.

Example Sentences

The 28-time Grammy winner was a titan of American music and culture, hopping through genres R&B, pop, jazz and rap in his plethora of work.

From Salon

They started to move east — “hundreds of thousands of men, women, children, and babies ... walking, hitchhiking, hopping freights,” as Paul Dickson and Thomas B. Allen reported in their 2004 book about the Bonus Army.

From Los Angeles Times

Natalie Gardena, a surgical technician from Pomona, said she’s seen content creators hopping the fence on social media to take photos on the porch to re-create a picture of the brothers standing in front of the mansion.

From Los Angeles Times

There are far easier ways to reconnect with nature that don’t require hopping on a plane or paying much.

From Slate

Soon, Ohtani and Roberts were hopping up and down together on the alcohol-soaked carpet, now with Roberts throwing back his head and Ohtani pouring Budweiser into his open mouth.

From Los Angeles Times

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