hopping

Meaning

Noun

1. (British, countable, uncountable) hop picking, the practice of picking hops; for Londoners a holiday period working in the hop gardens of Kent.
2. (countable, uncountable) The addition of hops during the production of beer as a flavouring agent

Verb

present participle and gerund of hop

Adj

1. That uses hopping for locomotion.
2. (US, slang) Of a location, crowded with people.

hop

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Synonyms

skipping

jump

jumping

hop

jitterbug

kick

leap

leaping

malting

mashing

motion

pulse

run-out

saltation

skip

spring

stagger

throb

kilning

saltatory

flicking away

beat

dancing

bounce

brewing

jitter

Translations

تخمير البيرة

Brauen

Darren

Hopfung

Maischen

Mälzen

bondissant

brassage

maltage

sautillant

empâtage

houblonnage

touraillage

aggiunta del luppolo

القفز

Etymology

Alternative spelling (C17) of hoppe, from Middle French houbelon