hopping
hopping · hoppings
Hop picking, the practice of picking hopsHop picking, the practice of picking hops; for Londoners a holiday period working in the hop gardens of Kent.
US/hˈɑpɪŋ/
Meaning
4 senses(UK, countable, uncountable)Hop picking, the practice of picking hops; for Londoners a holiday period working in the hop gardens of Kent.
Hopping Down in Kent, Alan Bignell (1977).
(countable, uncountable)The addition of hops during the production of beer as a flavouring agent
(countable, uncountable)The act of one who, or that which, hops; a jumping, frisking, or dancing.
(countable)A shift from one energy-state to another by an electron in an atom.
Origin
Alternative spelling (C17) of hoppe, from Middle French houbelonAlternative spelling (C17) of hoppe, from Middle French houbelon
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Forms
plural: hoppingsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable