popple
1
[ pop-uh l ]
/ ˈpɒp əl /
verb (used without object), pop·pled, pop·pling.
to move in a tumbling, irregular manner, as boiling water.
noun
a poppling motion.
Origin of popple
1
1300–50; Middle English
poplen; imitative; see
-le
Words nearby popple
poppet head,
poppethead,
poppied,
popping crease,
poppit,
popple,
poppy,
poppy anemone,
poppy day,
poppy family,
poppy red
Definition for popple (2 of 2)
popple
2
[ pop-uh l ]
/ ˈpɒp əl /
noun Northern U.S.
a poplar of the genus Populus.
Origin of popple
2
before 1000; Middle English; Old English
popul < Latin
pōpulus
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British Dictionary definitions for popple
popple
/ (ˈpɒpəl) /
verb (intr)
(of boiling water or a choppy sea) to heave or toss; bubble
(often foll by along)
(of a stream or river) to move with an irregular tumbling motion
the small rivulet poppled along over rocks and stones for half a mile
Word Origin for popple
C14: of imitative origin; compare Middle Dutch
popelen to bubble, throb