Popcorning

noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A sporadic pronking behaviour in guinea pigs. uncountable
  2. 2
    An accidental chain reaction in which one explosion sets off others uncountable
  3. 3
    Vocal fry. rare, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of popcorn form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology

Etymology 1

From popcorn + -ing, from the jumping movements of kernels of popcorn as they are cooked.

Etymology 2

From popcorn + -ing, from the jumping movements of kernels of popcorn as they are cooked.

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