Definition of choppy in English:

choppy

adjectivechoppier, choppiest ˈtʃɒpiˈtʃɑpi

1(of a sea, lake, or river) having many small waves.
sea conditions are often very choppy
heavy, choppy seas
Example sentencesExamples
- The ride toward a fully connected community has been as choppy as Lake Michigan on a windy fall day.
- I was interested in the geese feeding at the edge of a very choppy River Aire.
- Added to that, there's not much in the way of waves, either, which is just as well, as the last thing you need when you're trying to balance on a narrow board is a choppy sea.
- Search vessels and helicopters continued scouring the choppy seas despite fading hopes of finding the nine still missing from the boat.
- It doesn't look like it's too choppy right now, the waves don't look very big.
- There aren't too many women who would brave the choppy waters of Lough Arrow and catch some of its famous trout.
- The young actress was one of several crew members who found the choppy seas of the Caribbean a little unsettling.
- If you imagine the ground as the surface of a sea, these waves range from ripples to choppy whitecaps to long, slow swells.
- Our teacher was using the ocean as a simile for the mind: the ocean was rough and choppy on the surface, she said, but silent and still at its vast depths.
- The fishing is divided into Upper, Middle and Lower beats and offers a mixture of falls, deep holding pools and choppy fly-fishing streams.
- Modak said that a small quantity of the ship's oil had leaked but had been broken up and taken out to sea by yesterday's choppy swells.
- Ahead of us, all I could see was a wide horizon with no end to the choppy seas.
- Vu again shot away from the start, rowing more comfortably than his heavier rivals in the choppy water.
- He joked about his unexpected arrival by car after choppy seas prevented a sea-borne landing.
- On our first morning in Havana, the ocean was still choppy from a storm the night before.
- The rough crossing in the cold and choppy waters from the U.K. to the shores of North America took 10 days.
- A stubborn current began to muscle against the raft as 5-foot waves peeled off choppy waters.
- I'm sitting behind Tommy and five other former whalers in a whale observation tent high above the choppy seas of Cook Strait.
- The bad weather and choppy waves meant the ice was breaking up; the piece of ice they were on had broken away from the main body.
- He was still staring impassively out over the choppy, angry waters of Blackwood Lake.
Synonyms
rough, full of waves, turbulent, heavy, heaving, storm-tossed, stormy, tempestuous, squally
broken, ruffled, uneven
2Having a disjointed or jerky quality.
the choppy, electronic beat of hip-hop
Example sentencesExamples
- Certainly, the choppy English should not reflect poorly on the quality of the information presented.
- Our other issue with the preview version of the game was the choppy frame rate and uneven sense of speed.
- Her notes were bouncy and choppy and her audience was pressed for breath.
- The story is divided into five parts that makes the writing choppy, uneven and confusing.
- Their sensitive blips-and-bleeps, combined with choppy beats, gave them a texture similar to the Scottish duo, ‘Boards of Canada.’
Synonyms
bouncy, rough, uncomfortable, jolting, jolty, lurching, jerky, jumpy, jarring, bone-shaking, bone-breaking, jouncy, jouncing, turbulent
3Denoting or relating to a hairstyle in which layers and sections of hair are cut at different lengths.
a choppy bob
Example sentencesExamples
- Mia's short cut and choppy fringe are more versatile than you think.
- Queen of gamine style, Audrey Tautou's choppy pixie has been her mainstay for quite a while now.
- Her hair has been cropped into a cute, choppy, shoulder-length haircut that seems to be particularly on-trend for spring.
- The choppy, shoulder-length cut with lots of layers is a really good look for spring.
- Her long locks have vanished and she's got a new choppy bob.
- The crowd stood and cheered when the two appeared together, Romo sporting a choppy bob instead of her famous long locks.
- The choppy, layered cut is used by hairdressers to make it seem as though their clients' hair is thicker than it really is.
- That beach breeze is doing wonders for her choppy blonde hair.
- Our jaws hit the floor when we first spotted Jennifer Lawrence's new choppy cut.
- Together they've made Julianne's choppy bob one of Hollywood's most copied cuts.

Derivatives

choppily

adverb

It's a choppily assembled picture to be sure, but never to the point of mindless, talentless incoherence.
Example sentencesExamples
- As my pen flowed across the paper, my mind moved choppily from thought to thought, unsure and hesitant.
- And there are some neat scenes, though they're so choppily edited that it's often hard to enjoy them.
- The task was more difficult than she had thought it would be, and she was left with choppily, sloppily cut, chin-length hair, but it was worth it.
- His overdriven sound drops in and out suddenly, while behind him Previte's drums break up choppily as though heard via an unreliable connection.

choppiness

noun ˈtʃɒpɪnəsˈtʃɑpinəs

Otherwise, Charter's shares, which at $18.50 Thursday are slightly below their IPO price, may see further choppiness.
Example sentencesExamples
- The choppiness and urgency of the footage gives you the sense you can almost feel the reporter's pulse and breath.
- Ernie then carefully razored and blunt sculpted strategically placed choppiness throughout the ends to give the hairstyle movement and texture.
- When South Korea and then Japan's hinted their treasuries might diversify reserves and hold a lesser share in dollars, the Dow experienced what pilots call, as you grab the arm rests and hold on for dear life, ‘a little choppiness.’
- Despite impeccable production values and some impressive supporting performances, the film suffers from choppiness and a sense that too much is being crammed into the two-hour twenty-minute running time.

Origin

Early 17th century (in the sense 'full of chaps or clefts'): from chop¹ + -y¹.

Rhymes

copy, floppy, jalopy, moppy, poppy, sloppy, soppy, stroppy

Definition of choppy in US English:

choppy

adjectiveˈCHäpēˈtʃɑpi

1(of a sea or river) having many small waves.
sea conditions are often very choppy
heavy, choppy seas
Example sentencesExamples
- The young actress was one of several crew members who found the choppy seas of the Caribbean a little unsettling.
- The rough crossing in the cold and choppy waters from the U.K. to the shores of North America took 10 days.
- The fishing is divided into Upper, Middle and Lower beats and offers a mixture of falls, deep holding pools and choppy fly-fishing streams.
- Search vessels and helicopters continued scouring the choppy seas despite fading hopes of finding the nine still missing from the boat.
- On our first morning in Havana, the ocean was still choppy from a storm the night before.
- The bad weather and choppy waves meant the ice was breaking up; the piece of ice they were on had broken away from the main body.
- It doesn't look like it's too choppy right now, the waves don't look very big.
- If you imagine the ground as the surface of a sea, these waves range from ripples to choppy whitecaps to long, slow swells.
- Vu again shot away from the start, rowing more comfortably than his heavier rivals in the choppy water.
- Added to that, there's not much in the way of waves, either, which is just as well, as the last thing you need when you're trying to balance on a narrow board is a choppy sea.
- I was interested in the geese feeding at the edge of a very choppy River Aire.
- He joked about his unexpected arrival by car after choppy seas prevented a sea-borne landing.
- There aren't too many women who would brave the choppy waters of Lough Arrow and catch some of its famous trout.
- Ahead of us, all I could see was a wide horizon with no end to the choppy seas.
- I'm sitting behind Tommy and five other former whalers in a whale observation tent high above the choppy seas of Cook Strait.
- The ride toward a fully connected community has been as choppy as Lake Michigan on a windy fall day.
- He was still staring impassively out over the choppy, angry waters of Blackwood Lake.
- Our teacher was using the ocean as a simile for the mind: the ocean was rough and choppy on the surface, she said, but silent and still at its vast depths.
- A stubborn current began to muscle against the raft as 5-foot waves peeled off choppy waters.
- Modak said that a small quantity of the ship's oil had leaked but had been broken up and taken out to sea by yesterday's choppy swells.
Synonyms
rough, full of waves, turbulent, heavy, heaving, storm-tossed, stormy, tempestuous, squally
2Having a disjointed or jerky quality.
the choppy, electronic beat of hip hop
Example sentencesExamples
- Certainly, the choppy English should not reflect poorly on the quality of the information presented.
- Their sensitive blips-and-bleeps, combined with choppy beats, gave them a texture similar to the Scottish duo, ‘Boards of Canada.’
- Her notes were bouncy and choppy and her audience was pressed for breath.
- Our other issue with the preview version of the game was the choppy frame rate and uneven sense of speed.
- The story is divided into five parts that makes the writing choppy, uneven and confusing.
Synonyms
bouncy, rough, uncomfortable, jolting, jolty, lurching, jerky, jumpy, jarring, bone-shaking, bone-breaking, jouncy, jouncing, turbulent
3Denoting or relating to a hairstyle in which layers and sections of hair are cut at different lengths.
a choppy bob
Example sentencesExamples
- Our jaws hit the floor when we first spotted Jennifer Lawrence's new choppy cut.
- Mia's short cut and choppy fringe are more versatile than you think.
- Her long locks have vanished and she's got a new choppy bob.
- The choppy, layered cut is used by hairdressers to make it seem as though their clients' hair is thicker than it really is.
- That beach breeze is doing wonders for her choppy blonde hair.
- The crowd stood and cheered when the two appeared together, Romo sporting a choppy bob instead of her famous long locks.
- Together they've made Julianne's choppy bob one of Hollywood's most copied cuts.
- Queen of gamine style, Audrey Tautou's choppy pixie has been her mainstay for quite a while now.
- The choppy, shoulder-length cut with lots of layers is a really good look for spring.
- Her hair has been cropped into a cute, choppy, shoulder-length haircut that seems to be particularly on-trend for spring.

Origin

Early 17th century (in the sense ‘full of chaps or clefts’): from chop + -y.

单词	choppy
释义	Definition of choppy in English: choppy adjectivechoppier, choppiest ˈtʃɒpiˈtʃɑpi 1(of a sea, lake, or river) having many small waves. sea conditions are often very choppy heavy, choppy seas Example sentencesExamples The ride toward a fully connected community has been as choppy as Lake Michigan on a windy fall day. I was interested in the geese feeding at the edge of a very choppy River Aire. Added to that, there's not much in the way of waves, either, which is just as well, as the last thing you need when you're trying to balance on a narrow board is a choppy sea. Search vessels and helicopters continued scouring the choppy seas despite fading hopes of finding the nine still missing from the boat. It doesn't look like it's too choppy right now, the waves don't look very big. There aren't too many women who would brave the choppy waters of Lough Arrow and catch some of its famous trout. The young actress was one of several crew members who found the choppy seas of the Caribbean a little unsettling. If you imagine the ground as the surface of a sea, these waves range from ripples to choppy whitecaps to long, slow swells. Our teacher was using the ocean as a simile for the mind: the ocean was rough and choppy on the surface, she said, but silent and still at its vast depths. The fishing is divided into Upper, Middle and Lower beats and offers a mixture of falls, deep holding pools and choppy fly-fishing streams. Modak said that a small quantity of the ship's oil had leaked but had been broken up and taken out to sea by yesterday's choppy swells. Ahead of us, all I could see was a wide horizon with no end to the choppy seas. Vu again shot away from the start, rowing more comfortably than his heavier rivals in the choppy water. He joked about his unexpected arrival by car after choppy seas prevented a sea-borne landing. On our first morning in Havana, the ocean was still choppy from a storm the night before. The rough crossing in the cold and choppy waters from the U.K. to the shores of North America took 10 days. A stubborn current began to muscle against the raft as 5-foot waves peeled off choppy waters. I'm sitting behind Tommy and five other former whalers in a whale observation tent high above the choppy seas of Cook Strait. The bad weather and choppy waves meant the ice was breaking up; the piece of ice they were on had broken away from the main body. He was still staring impassively out over the choppy, angry waters of Blackwood Lake. Synonyms rough, full of waves, turbulent, heavy, heaving, storm-tossed, stormy, tempestuous, squally broken, ruffled, uneven 2Having a disjointed or jerky quality. the choppy, electronic beat of hip-hop Example sentencesExamples Certainly, the choppy English should not reflect poorly on the quality of the information presented. Our other issue with the preview version of the game was the choppy frame rate and uneven sense of speed. Her notes were bouncy and choppy and her audience was pressed for breath. The story is divided into five parts that makes the writing choppy, uneven and confusing. Their sensitive blips-and-bleeps, combined with choppy beats, gave them a texture similar to the Scottish duo, ‘Boards of Canada.’ Synonyms bouncy, rough, uncomfortable, jolting, jolty, lurching, jerky, jumpy, jarring, bone-shaking, bone-breaking, jouncy, jouncing, turbulent 3Denoting or relating to a hairstyle in which layers and sections of hair are cut at different lengths. a choppy bob Example sentencesExamples Mia's short cut and choppy fringe are more versatile than you think. Queen of gamine style, Audrey Tautou's choppy pixie has been her mainstay for quite a while now. Her hair has been cropped into a cute, choppy, shoulder-length haircut that seems to be particularly on-trend for spring. The choppy, shoulder-length cut with lots of layers is a really good look for spring. Her long locks have vanished and she's got a new choppy bob. The crowd stood and cheered when the two appeared together, Romo sporting a choppy bob instead of her famous long locks. The choppy, layered cut is used by hairdressers to make it seem as though their clients' hair is thicker than it really is. That beach breeze is doing wonders for her choppy blonde hair. Our jaws hit the floor when we first spotted Jennifer Lawrence's new choppy cut. Together they've made Julianne's choppy bob one of Hollywood's most copied cuts. Derivatives choppily adverb It's a choppily assembled picture to be sure, but never to the point of mindless, talentless incoherence. Example sentencesExamples As my pen flowed across the paper, my mind moved choppily from thought to thought, unsure and hesitant. And there are some neat scenes, though they're so choppily edited that it's often hard to enjoy them. The task was more difficult than she had thought it would be, and she was left with choppily, sloppily cut, chin-length hair, but it was worth it. His overdriven sound drops in and out suddenly, while behind him Previte's drums break up choppily as though heard via an unreliable connection. choppiness noun ˈtʃɒpɪnəsˈtʃɑpinəs Otherwise, Charter's shares, which at $18.50 Thursday are slightly below their IPO price, may see further choppiness. Example sentencesExamples The choppiness and urgency of the footage gives you the sense you can almost feel the reporter's pulse and breath. Ernie then carefully razored and blunt sculpted strategically placed choppiness throughout the ends to give the hairstyle movement and texture. When South Korea and then Japan's hinted their treasuries might diversify reserves and hold a lesser share in dollars, the Dow experienced what pilots call, as you grab the arm rests and hold on for dear life, ‘a little choppiness.’ Despite impeccable production values and some impressive supporting performances, the film suffers from choppiness and a sense that too much is being crammed into the two-hour twenty-minute running time. Origin Early 17th century (in the sense 'full of chaps or clefts'): from chop¹ + -y¹. Rhymes copy, floppy, jalopy, moppy, poppy, sloppy, soppy, stroppy Definition of choppy in US English: choppy adjectiveˈCHäpēˈtʃɑpi 1(of a sea or river) having many small waves. sea conditions are often very choppy heavy, choppy seas Example sentencesExamples The young actress was one of several crew members who found the choppy seas of the Caribbean a little unsettling. The rough crossing in the cold and choppy waters from the U.K. to the shores of North America took 10 days. The fishing is divided into Upper, Middle and Lower beats and offers a mixture of falls, deep holding pools and choppy fly-fishing streams. Search vessels and helicopters continued scouring the choppy seas despite fading hopes of finding the nine still missing from the boat. On our first morning in Havana, the ocean was still choppy from a storm the night before. The bad weather and choppy waves meant the ice was breaking up; the piece of ice they were on had broken away from the main body. It doesn't look like it's too choppy right now, the waves don't look very big. If you imagine the ground as the surface of a sea, these waves range from ripples to choppy whitecaps to long, slow swells. Vu again shot away from the start, rowing more comfortably than his heavier rivals in the choppy water. Added to that, there's not much in the way of waves, either, which is just as well, as the last thing you need when you're trying to balance on a narrow board is a choppy sea. I was interested in the geese feeding at the edge of a very choppy River Aire. He joked about his unexpected arrival by car after choppy seas prevented a sea-borne landing. There aren't too many women who would brave the choppy waters of Lough Arrow and catch some of its famous trout. Ahead of us, all I could see was a wide horizon with no end to the choppy seas. I'm sitting behind Tommy and five other former whalers in a whale observation tent high above the choppy seas of Cook Strait. The ride toward a fully connected community has been as choppy as Lake Michigan on a windy fall day. He was still staring impassively out over the choppy, angry waters of Blackwood Lake. Our teacher was using the ocean as a simile for the mind: the ocean was rough and choppy on the surface, she said, but silent and still at its vast depths. A stubborn current began to muscle against the raft as 5-foot waves peeled off choppy waters. Modak said that a small quantity of the ship's oil had leaked but had been broken up and taken out to sea by yesterday's choppy swells. Synonyms rough, full of waves, turbulent, heavy, heaving, storm-tossed, stormy, tempestuous, squally 2Having a disjointed or jerky quality. the choppy, electronic beat of hip hop Example sentencesExamples Certainly, the choppy English should not reflect poorly on the quality of the information presented. Their sensitive blips-and-bleeps, combined with choppy beats, gave them a texture similar to the Scottish duo, ‘Boards of Canada.’ Her notes were bouncy and choppy and her audience was pressed for breath. Our other issue with the preview version of the game was the choppy frame rate and uneven sense of speed. The story is divided into five parts that makes the writing choppy, uneven and confusing. Synonyms bouncy, rough, uncomfortable, jolting, jolty, lurching, jerky, jumpy, jarring, bone-shaking, bone-breaking, jouncy, jouncing, turbulent 3Denoting or relating to a hairstyle in which layers and sections of hair are cut at different lengths. a choppy bob Example sentencesExamples Our jaws hit the floor when we first spotted Jennifer Lawrence's new choppy cut. Mia's short cut and choppy fringe are more versatile than you think. Her long locks have vanished and she's got a new choppy bob. The choppy, layered cut is used by hairdressers to make it seem as though their clients' hair is thicker than it really is. That beach breeze is doing wonders for her choppy blonde hair. The crowd stood and cheered when the two appeared together, Romo sporting a choppy bob instead of her famous long locks. Together they've made Julianne's choppy bob one of Hollywood's most copied cuts. Queen of gamine style, Audrey Tautou's choppy pixie has been her mainstay for quite a while now. The choppy, shoulder-length cut with lots of layers is a really good look for spring. Her hair has been cropped into a cute, choppy, shoulder-length haircut that seems to be particularly on-trend for spring. Origin Early 17th century (in the sense ‘full of chaps or clefts’): from chop + -y.
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