head-hop
head-hop · head-hops · head-hopped · head-hopping
In writing fiction, to switch suddenly from one character's perspective to another's,…In writing fiction, to switch suddenly from one character's perspective to another's, disrupting the flow of the story.
Meaning
1 senses(informal)In writing fiction, to switch suddenly from one character's perspective to another's, disrupting the flow of the story.
Origin
From head + hop.From head + hop.
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Forms
head-hops, head-hopping, head-hopped, head-hopped| Base form | head-hop · to head-hop |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | head-hops |
| Present participle | head-hopping |
| Past simple | head-hopped |
| Past participle | head-hopped |
irregular
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.