- present participle of crop.
cropping
Example Sentences
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Another name also cropping up frequently in conversations is another Miliband - Ed's brother David, a former foreign secretary.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
The problems cropping up in police reports and viral social-media posts range from the concerning to the comical.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026
The process got more mechanized through the back half of the American Century—out with the cover cropping, in with the monocrop, packed tight as can be.
From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2026
Issues within the deal are already cropping up.
From Salon ● Apr. 8, 2026
By the end of each opera they are cropping up at an astonishing rate, sometimes several in every bar.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
