English Explanatory Dictionary

popcorning

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A sporadic pronking behaviour in guinea pigs.
  2. An accidental chain reaction in which one explosion sets off others
  3. Vocal fry.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of popcorn

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-popcorning.wav

Word forms

popcorning

Etymology

From popcorn + -ing, from the jumping movements of kernels of popcorn as they are cooked.

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