- present participle of pop.
popping
Example Sentences
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Players try to clear their screen of coloured blobs by lining them up and popping them, creating chain reactions called 'dairensa'.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Promotional AI-generated food images are popping up everywhere, from takeout menus to deli counters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
“They’ve become super popular, to the extent that they’ve been popping up in Japan and the U.K., where there are no Trader Joe’s,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026
It would benefit traditional newspapers as well as other sources of local news, including the growing number of independent nonprofit newsrooms popping up in communities around the state.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
Daoud picked up one and shook it before popping the cork.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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