What does hopping mean?
Hopping means (British) hop picking, the practice of picking hops; for Londoners a holiday period working in the hop gardens of Kent..
Hopping
Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Meaning
(British) hop picking, the practice of picking hops; for Londoners a holiday period working in the hop gardens of Kent..
Definitions by Sense
- (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
- present participle and gerund of hop
- 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.
- That uses hopping for locomotion.
- (US, slang) Of a location, crowded with people.
Example Sentences
Hopping Down in Kent, Alan Bignell (1977).
Synonyms for hopping
Antonyms for hopping
Related Words
Word Forms
- hoppings
- more hopping
- most hopping
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Hopping Down in Kent, Alan Bignell (1977).
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