as in to hop
to move with a light springing step the dog raced off and then lolloped back with a large stick in its mouth

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Recent Examples of lollop In the foreground, two sea lions lollop up a beach toward the frame, while another looks over its shoulder, apprehending, with what one imagines would be no small horror, that a killer whale has just exploded out of the Atlantic breakers behind them. Washington Post, 25 Feb. 2022
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  • With this pass, travelers can hop onto any ship, at anytime, from anywhere — for an entire calendar year.
    Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Those lobster shacks and boardwalk restaurants keep lobster harvesters hopping.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Dec. 2024
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  • But the ships pushed ahead, bouncing along the coasts of South America.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Their trade group, the American Bankers Assn., asserted the rule will prompt banks to offer less overdraft protection, which prevents overdrawn checks from bouncing and debit-card transactions from being declined.
    Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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  • Biden has so far followed precedent during the transition by inviting Trump − who broke norms four years ago by skipping Biden's inauguration − for a meeting last month at the White House.
    Phillip M. Bailey, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
  • To make matters worse, many invitees skipped the celebration entirely.
    Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024

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“Lollop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lollop. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.

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