Definitions
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- adverb In a
hopping way; with hopping motions.
Etymologies
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Examples
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The largest vessels were high above the stratosphere; the smallest fighters were hedge-hoppingly close to ground.
The Galaxy Primes 1927
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As the telephone rings, or the suasive accents of friendly realtors expound the joys and glories of various regions, his uneasy imagination flits hoppingly about the compass, conceiving his now vanished household goods reassembled and implanted in these contrasting scenes.
Pipefuls Christopher Morley 1923
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Noble was floating, it appeared that he was out of step most of the time, and danced rather hoppingly.
Gentle Julia Booth Tarkington 1907
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Over in Ballard, the hoppingly danceable, electronica-inclined Colombian ensemble Bomba Estereo "Stereo Bomb" plays at 9:30 p.m.
The Seattle Times 2011
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