Definition
Definition of bopping - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
- The bopping music kept everyone on the dance floor.
2.
- She walked in with a bopping gait, full of confidence.
Origin of bopping
English, bop (dance) + -ing (suffix)
Examples of bopping in a sentence
Her bopping personality made her the life of the party. He entered the room with a bopping stride. Her bopping walk made her easy to spot in the crowd.
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- French:dynamique, rebondissant, ...
- German:lebhaft, hüpfend, ...
- Italian:scatenato, saltellante, ...
- Spanish:enérgico, rebotando, ...
- Portuguese:animado, saltitante, ...
- Chinese:充满活力的, 轻快的, ...
- Japanese:ノリノリ, 弾むような, ...
- Arabic:نَشيط, نابض, ...
- Hebrew:קִצְבִּי, קוֹפְצָנִי, ...
- Russian:зажигательный, прыгающий, ...
- Ukrainian:енергійний, підстрибуючий, ...
- Hindi:ऊर्जावान, उछलता हुआ, ...
Definition of bop - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
gentle hittr. hit gently or playfullytr.
- She bopped him on the nose.
2.
- They bopped to the rhythm all night.
Noun
1.
gentle hitlight blow or tap
- She gave him a playful bop on the shoulder.
2.
- That new track is such a bop!
3.
jazz musicDated style of jazz from the 1940sDated
- Bop revolutionized the jazz scene in the 1940s.
4.
- We're going to a bop this weekend.
Expressions with bop
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jazz subgenre blending bebop with blues and gospel
Hard bop emerged as a popular jazz style in the 1950s.
jazz genre blending bebop and modal jazz
Post-bop often features complex chord progressions and improvisation.
dance in a casual, fun way
We decided to have a bop at the party.
experience pleasure or fun
They she-bop all night at the party.
Origin of bop
Imitative, bop (sound of a hit)
Examples of bop in a sentence
The cat bopped the toy with its paw. Kids bopped along to the catchy tune. She couldn't help but bop when the song played. He felt a bop on his head from the falling book. The cat gave the toy a bop with its paw. Her latest single is a real bop!
Everyone danced to the bop at the club. Bop has complex chord progressions. She loves listening to bop on weekends. The college bop was the highlight of the semester. They organized a bop to celebrate the end of exams.
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- French:donner un petit coup, bop, ...
- German:stupsen, leichter Schlag, ...
- Italian:colpire gentilmente, colpetto, ...
- Spanish:golpear suavemente, toquecito, ...
- Portuguese:dar uma pancadinha, tapinha, ...
- Chinese:轻打, 轻击, ...
- Japanese:軽く叩く, 軽い一撃, ...
- Arabic:نقر, نَقْرَة خَفِيفَة, ...
- Hebrew:לִטְפּוֹחַ, טְפִיחָה, ...
- Russian:легонько ударить, шлепок, ...
- Ukrainian:легенько вдарити, поштовх, ...
- Hindi:हल्के से मारना, चपत, ...
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