pop·ple 1 (pŏp′əl) intr.v. pop·pled ,
pop·pling ,
pop·ples To move in a tossing, bubbling, or rippling manner, as choppy water.
n. 1. Choppy water.
2. The motion or sound of boiling liquid.
[Middle English poplen , probably of Middle Dutch origin .]
pop·ple 2 (pŏp′əl) [Middle English popel (perhaps from Old English popul- ), from Latin pōpulus .]
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popple (ˈpɒpəl ) vb (
intr )
1. (of boiling water or a choppy sea) to heave or toss; bubble
2. (often foll by along ) (of a stream or river) to move with an irregular tumbling motion: the small rivulet poppled along over rocks and stones for half a mile .
[C14: of imitative origin; compare Middle Dutch popelen to bubble, throb]
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pop•ple1 (ˈpɒp əl) v. -pled, -pling, n. v.i. 1. to move in a tumbling, irregular manner, as boiling water.
n. 2. a poppling motion.
[1300–50; Middle English
poplen; imitative; see
-le ]
pop•ple2 (ˈpɒp əl) n. Northern U.S. a poplar of the genus Populus.
[before 1000; Middle English; Old English popul < Latin pōpulus ]
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popple Past participle: poppledGerund: popplingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present I popple you popple he/she/it popples we popple you popple they popple
Preterite I poppled you poppled he/she/it poppled we poppled you poppled they poppled
Present Continuous I am poppling you are poppling he/she/it is poppling we are poppling you are poppling they are poppling
Present Perfect I have poppled you have poppled he/she/it has poppled we have poppled you have poppled they have poppled
Past Continuous I was poppling you were poppling he/she/it was poppling we were poppling you were poppling they were poppling
Past Perfect I had poppled you had poppled he/she/it had poppled we had poppled you had poppled they had poppled
Future I will popple you will popple he/she/it will popple we will popple you will popple they will popple
Future Perfect I will have poppled you will have poppled he/she/it will have poppled we will have poppled you will have poppled they will have poppled
Future Continuous I will be poppling you will be poppling he/she/it will be poppling we will be poppling you will be poppling they will be poppling
Present Perfect Continuous I have been poppling you have been poppling he/she/it has been poppling we have been poppling you have been poppling they have been poppling
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been poppling you will have been poppling he/she/it will have been poppling we will have been poppling you will have been poppling they will have been poppling
Past Perfect Continuous I had been poppling you had been poppling he/she/it had been poppling we had been poppling you had been poppling they had been poppling
Conditional I would popple you would popple he/she/it would popple we would popple you would popple they would popple
Past Conditional I would have poppled you would have poppled he/she/it would have poppled we would have poppled you would have poppled they would have poppled
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