popped
- 1Simple past and past participle of pop.
The cork popped loudly as he opened the bottle.
Several lightbulbs had popped during the power surge.
Note
The doubled p follows the spelling rule for short verbs ending in one vowel and one consonant, as in stopped and dropped. Because pop works with or without an object, the same form serves "the balloon popped" and "she popped the balloon", and only the transitive uses allow a passive. British and Australian speakers also use it for putting something somewhere quickly: "I've popped the keys in your bag."
She popped the kettle on before sitting down.
I've popped the letter in the post for you.
popped is a form of pop
pop, verb: To move suddenly and quickly, darting into or out of a place. Full entry
- Spelling
- pop → popped: double the p, add -ed
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /t/.
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