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popping in

popping in is the present participle and gerund of pop in.

Meaning of pop in

Verb

pop in (third-person singular simple present pops in, present participle popping in, simple past and past participle popped in)

  1. (idiomatic, informal, intransitive) To pay a visit in an impromptu manner.
    • She's popped in a couple of times on her way back from the fields to see if there's any news of the littl'un.2009, Ann Neve, Footsteps in the Sea, Troubador Publishing Ltd, →ISBN, page 217

Questions about popping in

What is popping in the present participle and gerund of?
Popping in is the present participle and gerund of pop in.

Words near popping in in the dictionary

  1. popping candy
  2. popping crease
  3. popping creases
  4. popping down
  5. popping for
  6. popping in
  7. popping off
  8. popping on
  9. popping one's clogs
  10. popping one's cork
  11. popping out

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