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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

banging, blasting, bursting, busy, cracking, crashing, exploding, explosive, flapping, fussy, hopping, humming, hustling, knocking, lively, rapping, slapping, slatting, tapping

Dictionary Results for popping:

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

popping
    n 1: a sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork
         [syn: pop, popping]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Pop \Pop\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Popped (p[o^]pt); p. pr. & vb.
   n. Popping.]
   1. To make a pop, or sharp, quick sound; as, the muskets
      popped away on all sides.
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   2. To enter, or issue forth, with a quick, sudden movement;
      to move from place to place suddenly; to dart; -- with in,
      out, upon, off, etc.
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            He that killed my king . . .
            Popp'd in between the election and my hopes. --Shak.
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            A trick of popping up and down every moment.
                                                  --Swift.
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   3. To burst open with a pop, when heated over a fire; as,
      this corn pops well.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Popping \Pop"ping\,
   a. & n. from Pop.
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   Popping crease. (Cricket) See under Crease.
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