hopping English

Meaning hopping meaning

What does hopping mean?

hopping noun

— (British) hop picking, the practice of picking hops; for Londoners a holiday period working in the hop gardens of Kent.

— The addition of hops during the production of beer as a flavouring agent

hopping noun

— The act of one who, or that which, hops; a jumping, frisking, or dancing.

— (countable, physics) A shift from one energy-state to another by an electron in an atom.

hopping adjective

— (US, slang) Of a location, crowded with people.

Synonyms hopping synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as hopping?

hopping English » English

skipping

jumping

jump

hop

throb

stagger

spring

skip

saltatory

saltation

run-out

pulse

motion

mashing

malting

leaping

leap

kilning

kick

jitterbug

jitter

flicking away

dancing

brewing

bounce

beat

Topics hopping topics

What do people use hopping to talk about?

Universe, creation Animal Types of animals

Insect

• What words describe insects?
  borer carnivorous cosmopolitan crawling creeping diurnal dauber flying hopper hopping insectile larva larval nocturnal pest predacious predator pupa queen segmented stinging two-winged venomous winged wingless

Physical actions Move Manner of movement

Move quickly

• What words refer to moving quickly?
  move quickly hurry haste hasten rush forge ahead charge barrel along move like a bat out of hell make a beeline for boil bolt bustle move along at a good clip dart double-time fast fire flash flat-out fling flit fly gallop move like greased lightning be really hopping kick lickety-split plunge in quick race rapid rapidly rapidity run rush sail scour scud shoot move like sixty skim snappily speed stampede streak sweep swift swiftly swing tear apace tilt vroom whiz wildfire zip zoom at full speed at top speed express make tracks burn up the track