hopping

verbjump on one leg

Word Origin & History

Old English hoppian "to spring, leap, dance," from Proto-Germanic *hupnojanan (cf. Old Norse hoppa, Dutch huppen, German hüpfen "to hop"). Related: Hopped; hopping.

Example Sentences for hopping

Mandleco was hopping ludicrously about in an agony of impatience.

He had to follow, hopping on one foot all the while, and falling often and being dragged.

Im not interested in hopping acrobatics, said Maya in some disgust.

"Guess I'd keep him hopping, too," retorted Phœbe, at which the boy laughed.

The rabbits all were out, hopping in the222 shine and shadow.

"I should think you'd be ashamed," said poor Dotty, hopping on one foot.

The daintiest Miss Robin in all the garden was hopping towards him.

The plateau was fairly alive with beggars, hopping about in the dust like fleas.

"I say nothing," rejoined Pash, putting on his hat and hopping to the door.

He raked the hopping cubes sadly to him with his hoe-shaped dice-stick.

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verb jump on one leg

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