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A sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork
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popping
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WordNet
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n. an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk [syn: dad , dada , daddy , pa , papa , pappa , pater ] a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring; "in New England they call sodas tonics" [syn: soda , soda pop , soda water ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pop \Pop\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Popped (p[o^]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. Popping .] To make a pop, or sharp, quick sound; as, the muskets popped away on all sides. To enter, or issue forth, with a quick, sudden movement; to move from place to place suddenly; to ...
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Popping is a short, sharp sound or action. Subjects described by this term include: Joint popping , the action of moving joints to produce a sharp cracking or popping sound (the medical term is crepitus ). Popping (dance) , body-popping , a street dance ...
Usage examples of popping.
They plucked leaves and berries from poisonberry bushes, brushed casually past the darters ignoring the poppings and the darts that spanged onto their hard skins and glanced off harmlessly.
It took forever to get the international operator on the line, and a longer time yet of vague electronic poppings and buzzings, before he heard the click of connection, followed by a faint ringing.
It took forever to get the international operator on the line, and a longer time yet of vague electronic poppings and buzzings, before he heard the click of connection, followed by a faint ringing.
At night, lying -quietly in her bed, Ayla became aware of mysterious sounds that seemed to be coming from deep within the earth: grindings, poppings, chortlings, gurglings.
At night, lying -quietly in her bed, Ayla became aware of mysterious sounds that seemed to be coming from deep within the earth: grindings, poppings, chortlings, gurglings.
But even through the treated glass of the windshield I could see and sense the atrocious lancings and poppings in the ruined sky.
There were sounds, but he knew they were normal ones, of the kind he could hear at home in the dark night watches, an intermittent symphony of small crackings and poppings made by boards, flooring, and other structural members as they cooled.
The stone walls stopped many of the bullets, but others jangled the glass out of the windows, chewed at the door frame, and made dull poppings as they tore through the roof.
But, as the gusts strengthened, the flames grew, streaming back into the tunnel, sharp poppings coming from within.