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# 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 →](https://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/popping/#m2)

3) Popping something somewhere means putting it there quickly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/popping/#m3)

4) Popping up means appearing suddenly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/popping/#m4)

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

### In the corpora

- [Popping candy works differently: gas is trapped inside hard sugar and pops out as the sugar melts.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chemistry/18-the-fizz-vinegar-lemon-and-soda/16/)
- [A blister protects damaged skin while new skin grows, so it is best left alone; popping it can let in germs.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/6-burns-sunburn-and-stings/7/)
- [A popping balloon makes a small bang in the same way, when its squashed air escapes all at once.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/physics/19-bangs-and-loud-sounds-firecrackers-and-ears/3/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «popping» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/popping/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.