popcorned

Verb

popcorn (third-person singular simple present popcorns, present participle popcorning, simple past and past participle popcorned)

1. To stand or jump up quickly.
   • Popcorning behavior is a fun sight—as long as you know what it is. Otherwise, it can scare you. During this action a pig runs around very fast and suddenly leaps straight up in the air, twitching and squeaking. It then lands and takes off again, often in another direction. This activity shows pure...2000, Dale L. Sigler, A Grown-up's Guide to Guinea Pigs, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 58
2. To pop repeatedly, like popcorn cooking.
3. (rare) To use the popcorn stitch.
   • You've been cabling, twisting, popcorning and bobbling. See, we told you that they weren't so hard.2008, Leisure Arts, I Can't Believe I'm Knitting Cables, page 9

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