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# popping

verb form of pop (pop, pops, popped, popping); adjective (popping)

«popping» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Popping is making short sharp bursting sounds, like a balloon or popcorn. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/popping/#m1)
2. Popping somewhere means going there quickly or for a short time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/popping/#m2)
3. Popping something somewhere means putting it there quickly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/popping/#m3)
4. Popping up means appearing suddenly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/popping/#m4)

### In the lessons

Science: corn kernels pop because water inside turns to steam and bursts the shell; bubbles pop when their skin breaks. Everyday speech: «I'm popping to the shop», «pop it in the bag». Stories: «eyes popping out» shows surprise. Phrases: popping in, popping out, popping up, popping candy, ears popping on a plane.

### Examples

- The popcorn is popping in the pan. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/popping/#x1)
- I'm just popping to the shop for some milk. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/popping/#x2)
- Balloons kept popping at the party. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/popping/#x3)
- My ears were popping as the plane went up. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/popping/#x4)
- New flowers are popping up all over the garden. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/popping/#x5)
- She was popping bubbles in the bath. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/popping/#x6)
- His eyes were popping out of his head with surprise. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/popping/#x7)
- What a whizzing and popping they made as they went off! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/popping/#x8)

### Note

-ing form of pop: double the p (popping, popped). «Pop in» = visit for a short time. «Pop» is also a short word for fizzy drinks in some places and for pop music; «popping» does not mean «popular».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «popping» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/popping/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«popping» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/popping.html) on Mova free.