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When I get some down time on the weekends, I love gallery hopping with friends, in particular checking out Gagosian Galleries - between the three in N.Y.C., there's always a great show on or something cool to see.
Jessica Hart

Meaning of "hopping" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HOPPING

hopping  [ˈhɒpɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HOPPING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hopping can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES HOPPING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Hopping

Hopping may refer to: In activities: ▪ Hopping, the act of jumping with one foot. ▪ Freighthopping, the act of surreptitiously riding on a railroad freight car. ▪ Island hopping, a series of journeys between islands. ▪ Movie hopping, purchasing a ticket for one film and illicitly attending another. ▪ The act of jumping on someone's back and fighting them In animals: ▪ Hopping mouse, a genus of Australian Mice ▪ Various species of hopping mice, including: ▪ Darling Downs Hopping Mouse ▪ Dusky Hopping Mouse ▪ Fawn Hopping Mouse ▪ Long-tailed Hopping Mouse ▪ Northern Hopping Mouse ▪ Mitchell's Hopping Mouse ▪ Short-tailed Hopping Mouse ▪ Spinifex Hopping Mouse In people: ▪ Blair Hopping, New Zealand sportsman. ▪ Enos D. Hopping, United States Army general of the Mexican-American War. In other uses: ▪ Hopping, the use of hops in brewing beer. ▪ Hopping, also known as Yogic flying. ▪ Hopping Mappy, an arcade game. ▪ USS Hopping, an American warship. ▪ Devil Hopping, an album by British band Inspiral Carpets.

Definition of hopping in the English dictionary

The definition of hopping in the dictionary is the action of a person or animal that hops. Other definition of hopping is a fair, esp an annual fair in Newcastle.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HOPPING


carhopping
ˈkɑːˌhɒpɪŋ
channel-hopping
ˈtʃænəlˌhɒpɪŋ
chart-topping
ˈtʃɑːtˌtɒpɪŋ
clodhopping
ˈklɒdˌhɒpɪŋ
cropping
ˈkrɒpɪŋ
dopping
ˈdɒpɪŋ
eavesdropping
ˈiːvzˌdrɒpɪŋ
flip-flopping
ˈflɪpˌflɒpɪŋ
flopping
ˈflɒpɪŋ
hedgehopping
ˈhedʒˌhɒpɪŋ
island-hopping
ˈaɪləndhɒpɪŋ
outcropping
ˈaʊtˌkrɒpɪŋ
shopping
ˈʃɒpɪŋ
show-stopping
ˈʃəʊˌstɒpɪŋ
stopping
ˈstɒpɪŋ
tailhopping
ˈteɪlhɒpɪŋ
teleshopping
ˈtɛlɪˌʃɒpɪŋ
topping
ˈtɒpɪŋ
whopping
ˈwɒpɪŋ
window-shopping
ˈwɪndəʊˌʃɒpɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HOPPING

hopingly
Hopkins
hoplite
hoplitic
hoplologist
hoplology
hopped
hopper
hoppercar
hopping mad
Hoppings
hopple
hoppler
Hoppus foot
hoppy
hops
hopsack
hopsacking
hopscotch

WORDS THAT END LIKE HOPPING

camping
clipping
dipping
dripping
dropping
flipping
home shopping
kidnapping
mapping
overlapping
popping
propping
shipping
skipping
slipping
stepping
stripping
swapping
tapping
tipping
wrapping

Synonyms and antonyms of hopping in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «HOPPING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «hopping» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of hopping
bounce · bound · caper · distance · drive · flight · jaunt · journey · jump · leap · ride · run · skip · spin · spring · step · trip · vault

Translation of «hopping» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HOPPING

Find out the translation of hopping to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hopping from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hopping» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

跳频
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hopping
570 millions of speakers

English

hopping
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

hopping
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التنقل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

прыжковой
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pulando
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্লব
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

saut
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Melompat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

hüpfen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

跳躍
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

호핑
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mlumpat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhảy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

துள்ளல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हॉपिंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sekme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

saltellando
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

hopping
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

стрибкової
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

țopăit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

hopping
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hop
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hopping
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hopping
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hopping

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HOPPING»

The term «hopping» is very widely used and occupies the 12.358 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HOPPING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hopping

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8 QUOTES WITH «HOPPING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word hopping.
1
Andrew Buchan
I have to confess I'm addicted to Sky Sports News. Just the music can pull me in. And then whether it's badminton in the Czech Republic, snail pushing or mole hopping, I'm hooked.
2
Frans de Waal
I have often noticed how primate groups in their entirety enter a similar mood. All of a sudden, all of them are playful, hopping around. Or all of them are grumpy. Or all of them are sleepy and settle down. In such cases, the mood contagion serves the function of synchronizing activities.
3
John Gunther
One travels like a golf ball, hopping from green to green.
4
Jessica Hart
When I get some down time on the weekends, I love gallery hopping with friends, in particular checking out Gagosian Galleries - between the three in N.Y.C., there's always a great show on or something cool to see.
5
Ted Nugent
Hopping the fence or wading the Rio Grande River isn't part of America's immigration process.
6
Dani Shapiro
The mind is a monkey, hopping around from thought to thought, image to image. Rarely do more than a few seconds go by in which the mind can remain single-pointed, empty.
7
William T. Vollmann
When I go train hopping and I look up into the sky, there are always so many more stars than I remember there were.
8
Tom Watson
Golfers who play a lot of courses often encounter short ledges or retaining walls, and I always had fun hopping down from them. I could jump off something six feet high and land like a cat, no problem. Well, today I can't jump off anything higher than two feet without it just killing me.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOPPING»

Discover the use of hopping in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hopping and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Hopping freight trains in America
Information for riding the rails, from 100 rules of the road to common misconceptions.
Duffy Littlejohn, 1993
2
Hopping
The sequel to the bestselling Silvertown, which tells the story of Aunt Daisy, and all the other Aunt Daisys - the locals of the old East End.
Melanie McGrath, 2010
3
Hopping Transport in Solids
The hopping process, which differs substantially from conventional transport processes in crystals, is the central process in the transport phenomena discussed in this book.
M. Pollak, B. Shklovskii, 1991
4
The Hopping Hero
Superhero rabbit Hoppy must use all his powers to defeat Sobek, the evil crocodile, and send him back to the bayou.
John Sazaklis, 2011
5
Hopping Mad
In The Missing Mitt, the boys must help their teammate find his lucky mitt before the last game, or their Little League season is doomed!
Franklin W. Dixon, 2010
6
The Hopping Book
Pictures and brief captions describe the movements involved in hopping.
Jennifer Way, 2004
7
CMOS Single Chip Fast Frequency Hopping Synthesizers for ...
This is based on a simulation platform that incorporates both behavioral models and measured/simulated sub-blocks of the chosen frequency synthesizer.
Izzet Kale, 2007
8
Garden hopping: a memoir of adoption
"Jonathan Rendall was adopted in the 1960s, when it was easy.
Jonathan Rendall, 2006
9
Architectures and Synthesizers for Ultra-low Power Fast ...
Finally, this book, through different examples realized in both advanced CMOS and bipolar technologies opens a new path in the radio design, showing how radio link robustness can be guaranteed by techniques that were previously exclusively ...
Emanuele Lopelli, Johan van der Tang, Arthur H. M. van Roermund, 2010
10
Star-Hopping for Backyard Astronomers
Introduces amateur astronomy, explains how to use sky maps, binoculars, and telescopes, and suggests fourteen separate tours of the night sky
Alan M. MacRobert, 1993

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOPPING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hopping is used in the context of the following news items.
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Job Hopping with Jacob: NASA astronaut - First Coast News
Job Hopping with Jacob - NASA Astronaut. Jacob Long, First Coast News 12:44 a.m. EDT July 16, 2015. 635726030249111573-jlong. So, in honor of FCN's ... «First Coast News, Jul 15»
2
Lizard makes a daring escape by hopping on the back of a fluffy lamb
This lizard is determined to break out, no matter what — even if she has to enlist the help of her lamb friend. During feeding time for a group of ... «Mashable, Jul 15»
3
Downtown will be hopping with food and tunes - Stillwater News Press
Around 2,000 people turned out for the Fridays, Food Trucks & Tunes event in downtown Stillwater on June 19 where 20 food trucks sold food ... «Stillwater News Press, Jul 15»
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A 16-year-old female, a 14-year-old male and another male, age 16, were car-hopping in the area, police said. The 16-year-old male was also ... «The Barrie Examiner, Jul 15»
5
Three teens charged with 'car hopping' in Barrie
Three teens were arrested after they caught checking cars parked along Edgehill Drive and Fox Run at 2 a.m. Wednesday morning. «Simcoe.com, Jul 15»
6
Sara is my bar hopping partner: Kareena Kapoor - Times of India
Trust Kareena Kapoor to come up with the most amusing statements. While talking about her equation with Saif's daughter in an interview, ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
7
Will reputation for 'job hopping' have repercussions? - Florida Today
QUESTION: I have an interview at (Company A) for my “dream job.” I applied when we moved here but when I didn't hear back I accepted an ... «Florida Today, Jul 15»
8
Denver BusinessDen Starbucks hopping Cherry Creek spots …
Starbucks hopping Cherry Creek spots. Burl Rolett July 15, 2015 0. A Starbucks space in Cherry Creek will soon be up for grabs. Photos by Burl Rolett. «BusinessDen, Jul 15»
9
Boing, more than six times its body weight Hopping robot can …
While hopping comes naturally if you are a frog or a flea, designing a robot that can leap and land without breaking can be more of a challenge. «The Market Business, Jul 15»
10
Pizarro: South Bay's outdoor 'concert halls' are hopping - San Jose …
Pizarro: South Bay's outdoor 'concert halls' are hopping. By Sal Pizarro. spizarro@mercurynews.com. Posted: 07/14/2015 03:17:58 PM PDT# Comments ... «San Jose Mercury News, Jul 15»

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