lopping
lop·ping/ˈlɑpɪŋ/noun, verb
lopping is a noun meaning “That which is cut off; leavings” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled L-O-P-P-I-N-G and has 2 syllables (lop·ping), and it appears about once in every 12 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of lopping is loppings.
What does lopping mean?
noun
- 1
gerund of lop: the cutting off of branches, etc.
- 2
That which is cut off; leavings.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of lop
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce lopping?
- UK /ˈlɒpɪŋ/
- US /ˈlɑpɪŋ/
Lopping has 2 syllables, split lop·ping in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of lopping
- loppings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is lopping?
Lopping appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Where does lopping come from?
From lop + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).