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poppling

[pop-uhl]

pop·ple

1[pop-uhl] verb, -pled, -pling, noun
verb (used without object)
1.
to move in a tumbling, irregular manner, as boiling water.
noun
2.
a poppling motion.

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Poppling is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.

Origin:
1300–50; Middle English poplen; imitative; see -le
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