popping

«popping» in Mova's school dictionary: making short sharp bursting sounds, like a balloon or… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

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

meaning for a pupil

1) Popping is making short sharp bursting sounds, like a balloon or popcorn. tree →

2) Popping somewhere means going there quickly or for a short time. tree →

3) Popping something somewhere means putting it there quickly. tree →

4) Popping up means appearing suddenly. tree →

sense 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 →
• I'm just popping to the shop for some milk. tree →
• Balloons kept popping at the party. tree →
• My ears were popping as the plane went up. tree →
• New flowers are popping up all over the garden. tree →
• She was popping bubbles in the bath. tree →
• His eyes were popping out of his head with surprise. tree →
• What a whizzing and popping they made as they went off! tree →

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».

In the corpora

• Popping candy works differently: gas is trapped inside hard sugar and pops out as the sugar melts.
• A blister protects damaged skin while new skin grows, so it is best left alone; popping it can let in germs.
• A popping balloon makes a small bang in the same way, when its squashed air escapes all at once.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «popping» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.