popple
popple · popples · poppled · poppling
Of water, to move in a choppy, bubbling, or tossing mannerOf water, to move in a choppy, bubbling, or tossing manner.
/ˈpɒpl̩/
Meaning
2 sensesOf water, to move in a choppy, bubbling, or tossing manner.
To move quickly up and down; to bob up and down, like a cork on rough water.
Origin
From Middle English poplen, possibly from Middle Dutch, of imitative origin.From Middle English poplen, possibly from Middle Dutch, of imitative origin.
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Forms
popples, poppling, poppled, poppledWord family
1 related wordsDerivedpopply
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.