Popping

Word POPPING
Character 7
Hyphenation pop ping
Pronunciations /ˈpɒpɪŋ/

Definitions and meanings of "Popping"

What do we mean by popping?

A form of urban dance originating in California in the late 1970s, involving rhythmic contractions of the dancer's muscles to accent the beat, usually performed to funk music. noun

The act of smearing the face with white lead (ceruse). noun

A. & n. from pop.

See under Crease.

A funk dance. noun

Present participle of pop. verb

A sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork noun

To make a pop, or sharp, quick sound.

To burst (something) with a popping sound.

(with in, out, upon, etc.) To enter, or issue forth, with a quick, sudden movement; to move from place to place suddenly; to dart.

To place (something) (somewhere); to move or position (something) with a short movement.

(often with over, round, along, etc.) To make a short trip or visit.

To stand out; to be distinctive to the senses.

To hit (something or someone).

To shoot (usually somebody) with a firearm.

To ejaculate.

To remove (a data item) from the top of a stack.

To remove a data item from the top of (a stack).

To pawn (something) (to raise money).

To swallow or consume (especially a tablet of a drug, sometimes extended to other small items such as sweets or candy).

To perform (a move or stunt) while riding a board or vehicle.

(of the ears) To undergo equalization of pressure when the Eustachian tubes open.

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The word "popping" in example sentences

In this context, the term popping describes clustered balls or bubbles of interspersed conduit energies that abruptly pop up and down the same way corn reshapes and redefines itself when confined in a hot container. ❋ Patricia L. Pereira (1999)

If it were, I could understand the title popping into their heads automatically. ❋ Rand, Ayn (1943)

You can almost hear college basketball fans across the country do double takes when they see his name popping up in the headlines after all these years. ❋ Unknown (2012)

You got to keep your name popping, until others keep it popping for you. ❋ Pimpin’ Ken With Karen Hunter (2007)

An XM listener warned me that I had better pay attention to Simmonds before last season started, so it didn’t surprise me to find his name popping up on my index after one month of play. ❋ Rob Higgins (2010)

Batteries on the CT&T cars will last 30 or 60 miles, depending on the model, then be recharged at electric stations planned to begin popping up by the end of this year. ❋ Unknown (2010)

It seemed he tried to pull back and then hesitated, allowing just another moment of the contact that shocked her like a hot ember popping from a blazing fire to burn her. ❋ Nalini Singh (2010)

With Robbie Baldwin popping his cork, Normie has been forced to call in assistance, and Doc Samson is about to change the nature of the Thunderbolts dramatically by his very presence … ❋ Unknown (2009)

Chris saw the vein popping out of Mike's bald head. ❋ Matthew A. Hamilton (2010)

Digger is an animated gopher that, starting with Sunday's Daytona 500, will begin popping up all over Fox's NASCAR coverage complete with his own on-air supporting cartoon cast and merchandising line. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Want to see what really happens to your PC when those obnoxious fake anti-spyware ads begin popping up incessantly on your browser? ❋ Unknown (2008)

After Suw handed over the reigns at ORG I continued to see her name popping up in my Internet light-cone communicating on the topics you would expect such as digital rights, social media, writing and welsh; but also in a great demonstration of the theory that social media is the “human interest” sections of old media but more so chocolate & vodka, weddings, and kittens. ❋ Unknown (2010)

It is not far fetched to expect keys offering direct access to other Google services to begin popping up on other devices, including, perhaps, cellphones. ❋ Unknown (2008)

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