popping

4 definitions found

popping - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Pop \Pop\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Popped (p[o^]pt); p. pr. & vb.
     n. Popping.]
     1. To make a pop, or sharp, quick sound; as, the muskets
        popped away on all sides.
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     2. To enter, or issue forth, with a quick, sudden movement;
        to move from place to place suddenly; to dart; -- with in,
        out, upon, off, etc.
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              He that killed my king . . .
              Popp'd in between the election and my hopes. --Shak.
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              A trick of popping up and down every moment.
                                                    --Swift.
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     3. To burst open with a pop, when heated over a fire; as,
        this corn pops well.
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  Popping \Pop"ping\,
     a. & n. from Pop.
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     Popping crease. (Cricket) See under Crease.
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popping - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  popping
      n 1: a sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork
           [syn: pop, popping]

popping - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  19 Moby Thesaurus words for "popping":
     banging, blasting, bursting, busy, cracking, crashing, exploding,
     explosive, flapping, fussy, hopping, humming, hustling, knocking,
     lively, rapping, slapping, slatting, tapping