choppy

UK /ˈt͡ʃɒ.pi/ US /ˈt͡ʃɑ.pi/

adj 3

Collocations

ADJ.

all, due, pretty

VERB + CHOPPY

bit, boat, came, capsized, danced, getting, helped, navigating

CHOPPY + NOUN

night, scuba, sea, water, waters

PREP.

during, in, on, through

ADV.

distinctly, really, recently, safely

Definitions

adj

Having many small, rough waves.

Commander Birch was a trifle uneasy when he found there was more than a popple on the sea; it was, in fact, distinctly choppy.

Safely navigating choppy waters has allowed FirstGroup to pay its first interim dividend for almost a decade, and only its second since payments restarted in August.

Discontinuous, intermittent.

The sound is choppy in this video.

Shifting, variable

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — marked by abrupt transitions

jerky

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Commander Birch was a trifle uneasy when he found there was more than a popple on the sea; it was, in fact, distinctly choppy.

Wiktionary

Safely navigating choppy waters has allowed FirstGroup to pay its first interim dividend for almost a decade, and only its second since payments restarted in August.

Wiktionary

“Huh, this lazy river seems like it's getting pretty choppy.”

Wiktionary

The boat danced on the choppy water.

Tatoeba · #33723

Two people spent the night adrift after their boat capsized in choppy waters.

Tatoeba · #2941957

The ocean was choppy because of the storm.

Tatoeba · #3599227

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