LOLLOPING Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

lolloping

verb

present participle of lollop

as in hopping

to move with a light springing step the dog raced off and then lolloped back with a large stick in its mouth

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That’s one of the wobbliest of the timeline-hopping jokes in the show.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
For those who couldn’t make it everywhere, WWD was on the ground hopping between some of the more intimate presentations.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of hopping

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The surface of the water acts exactly like a mirror, bouncing incoming sunlight at an angle away from the sun.

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2026
Klein not only wrote the score but co-wrote some of the songs and supervised others, bouncing ideas back and forth with Anders and Rachtman.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of bouncing

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Clear blue skies are hovering over the Pharmalot campus, where a cool breeze is wafting by and the official mascots are bounding about the grounds in search of critters.

— Ed Silverman, STAT, 30 Sep. 2026
The old ranch hand cut a surprisingly sprightly figure in his warehouselike clinic, bounding from room to room.

— Kyle Paoletta, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

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Typical is a homeowner’s video from the other day of a coyote loping down a driveway in DeKalb’s Glendale Courts area.

— Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 16 Aug. 2026
Gradually, though, dubby hand percussion rises up from the deep, and soon a truculent, alien-sounding riff and loping dancehall cadence spin the compass point back toward Batu’s Bristol.

— Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 6 July 2026

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The cost of the line-skipping feature Lightning Lane, which can fluctuate based on crowding levels, now has a top price of $38, an increase of $1.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
Red flags are about conduct, not decor Warning signs include skipping the medical-history review, pressuring you to purchase treatment immediately, or refusing to name the device and the person who will operate it.

— Malana VanTyler, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026

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