I. ˈhäpiŋ, -pēŋ
present part of hop
II. ˈhäpiŋ, -pēŋ adjective
1. : journeying or flitting about from one place of a specified kind to another place of the same kind — usually used in combination
thus began a frenetic show- hopping existence — New York Times
2. : moving about busily : working hard : intensely active : busy
intrigue and foul play keep the captain hopping — Andrea Parke
the drivers were kept hopping to cover … 66 square miles — Crowsnest
3. : extremely angry : furious
III. adverb
: extremely , violently — used in the phrase hopping mad
apt to get hopping mad and bring suit — Margaret Nicholson
hopping mad when we discovered that barbed wire — W.A.White