pop·ple 1 (p p  l)intr.v. pop·pled, pop·pling, pop·ples To move in a tossing, bubbling, or rippling manner, as choppy water. n. 1. Choppy water. 2. The motion or sound of boiling liquid. [Middle English poplen, probably of Middle Dutch origin.] |
| pop·ple 2 (ppl) n. Informal A poplar. [Middle English popel (perhaps from Old English popul-), from Latin p  pulus.] |
popple [ˈpɒpəl]
vb (intr)
1. (of boiling water or a choppy sea) to heave or toss; bubble
2. (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
[of imitative origin; compare Middle Dutch popelen to bubble, throb]
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