LOLLOPING Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

lolloping

verb

present participle of lollop

as in hopping

to move with a light springing step the dog raced off and then lolloped back with a large stick in its mouth

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Biking Barefoot There’s hardly anything more quintessentially Southern than hopping on a bike barefoot—and probably in a wet swimsuit as well—in the summertime to pedal down the street to a friend's house, neighborhood pool, or the shoreline.

— Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 4 July 2026
These stands are also designed and engineered in the US, so hopping on this deal feels appropriate for this upcoming Independence Day weekend.

— George Yang, PC Magazine, 3 July 2026

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Lamine Yamal, with the ball bouncing inside the box, spun and ripped a shot that Austria's goalkeeper just stopped for a corner kick.

— Ashley Mowreader, NBC news, 3 July 2026
Following his stint at Miramar, Hernandez spent seven months bouncing between Alligator Alcatraz and the El Paso Service Processing Center in Texas.

— Vera Lucia Pappaterra, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026

Definition of bouncing

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Marie Marseille’s 100-pound dog, Jameson, a shaggy golden Saint Berdoodle, was killed on June 13 by an LAPD officer while bounding out of Marseille’s Canoga Park apartment.

— Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
But Adams is bounding around the rooftop beaming, teeth porcelain-white, face slathered in makeup, hair firmly coiffed.

— Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 18 June 2026

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Got a perfect match from Chris Richards, the Afro-rocking defender with the long, loping strides, who was 83 for 83 on his passes.

— Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026
That huge, thin-rimmed steering wheel makes low-speed maneuvers easy despite the lack of assistance, and the car has a lovely, loping ride.

— Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 8 June 2026

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Leaders can help curb the risk of junior employees skipping the fundamentals by pairing AI use with mentorship.

— Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
To expedite a return to flight, Limp said, the company is not rebuilding the same pad and is skipping construction of a new transporter-erector (which would take a long time).

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 1 July 2026

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