a fair, esp (the Hoppings) an annual fair in Newcastle
adjective
3. hopping mad
hopping in American English
(ˈhɑpɪŋ)
adjective
1.
very busy or active
adverb
2.
very agitatedly or violently
chiefly in the phrase hopping mad, extremely angry
More idioms containing
hopping
hopping mad
Examples of 'hopping' in a sentence
hopping
For 30 years, gallery hopping has been one of our favorite romantic pastimes.
Christianity Today (2000)
All related terms of 'hopping'
hop
If you hop , you move along by jumping on one foot.
barhop
to visit several bars in succession
job-hop
to change jobs , esp frequently
table-hop
to leave one's table in a restaurant , nightclub , etc. and visit about at other tables
hopping mad
Someone who is hopping mad is very angry.
quota-hopping
(in the EU) the practice of obtaining the right to catch a part of a country's national quota for fish in European waters by buying licences from its fishermen
channel-hopping
Channel-hopping means switching quickly between different television channels because you are looking for something interesting to watch .
island-hopping
the military strategy , used by the Allies in World War II, of concentrating on Japanese islands which were not well defended
bar-hop
If a person bar-hops , they go from one bar to another having drinks in each one.
bunny hop
a jump executed with the feet held tightly together and the knees bent
hop into
to attack (a person)
channel-hop
to change television channels repeatedly using a remote control device
channel-hopped
to change television channels repeatedly using a remote control device