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- [pop-uh l]
- /ˈpɒp əl/
- /pɔpl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pop-uh l]
- /ˈpɒp əl/
Definitions of popple word
- verb without object popple to move in a tumbling, irregular manner, as boiling water. 1
- noun popple a poplar of the genus Populus. 1
- verb popple (of boiling water or a choppy sea) to heave or toss; bubble 0
- verb popple (of a stream or river) to move with an irregular tumbling motion 0
- noun popple poplar (sense 1) poplar (sense 2) 0
- intransitive verb popple to heave, toss, bubble, or ripple, as water in a choppy sea 0
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Origin of popple
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English poplen; imitative; see -le
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Parts of speech for Popple
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
popple popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
popple usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with popple
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