popple
1[ pop-uhl ]
verb (used without object),pop·pled, pop·pling.
to move in a tumbling, irregular manner, as boiling water.
noun
a poppling motion.
Origin of popple
1First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English poplen; imitative; see -le
Other definitions for popple (2 of 2)
popple2
[ pop-uhl ]
nounNorthern U.S.
a poplar of the genus Populus.
Origin of popple
2First recorded before 1000; Middle English; Old English popul, from Latin pōpulus
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British Dictionary definitions for popple
popple
/ (ˈpɒpəl) /
verb(intr)
(of boiling water or a choppy sea) to heave or toss; bubble
(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
Origin of popple
1C14: of imitative origin; compare Middle Dutch popelen to bubble, throb
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