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popple.

poplar

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpɒpl̩/
  1. poplar

    dialectal
Where this word comes from

From Middle English popul, popil, from Old English popul, from Latin populus.

noun/ˈpɒpl̩/
  1. Choppy water; the motion or sound of agitated water (as from boiling or wind).

Where this word comes from

From Middle English poplen, possibly from Middle Dutch, of imitative origin.

verb/ˈpɒpl̩/
  1. Of water, to move in a choppy, bubbling, or tossing manner.

  2. To move quickly up and down; to bob up and down, like a cork on rough water.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English poplen, possibly from Middle Dutch, of imitative origin.

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