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hopping.

hop picking, the practice of picking hops; for Londoners a holiday period working in the hop gardens of Kent.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. hop picking, the practice of picking hops; for Londoners a holiday period working in the hop gardens of Kent.

    UK · countable · uncountable
  2. The addition of hops during the production of beer as a flavouring agent

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Alternative spelling (C17) of hoppe, from Middle French houbelon

noun
  1. The act of one who, or that which, hops; a jumping, frisking, or dancing.

    countable · uncountable
  2. A shift from one energy-state to another by an electron in an atom.

    countable
adj
  1. That uses hopping for locomotion.

  2. Of a location, crowded with people.

    US · slang
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of hop

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
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