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Meanings of popping corn in English

Russian
попкорн
Portuguese
pipoca
Spanish
palomita de maíz
Catalan
crispetes de blat de moro
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Snack food.

попкорн
Usage of popping corn in English
1
The four hoppers boiled out of the station like popping corn.
Divide and Rule
2
They went off around the room like popping corn.
Rage
3
The jackhammers receded to a sound like popping corn.
Grave Secrets
4
Somewhere nearby, gunfire rattles like popping corn.
Those who save us
5
In a brown paper lunch bag, combine the popping corn and salt; then fold the top of the bag over a couple times.
Food matters: a guide to conscious eating with more than 75 reci...
6
They were gathered around the big open fire, popping corn and roasting apples, when a louder blast of wind than ever shook the house.
The Bobbsey Twins at Snow Lodge
7
On the evening of my sixteenth birthday, we were all having a very merry time in papa's study, popping corn over the open fire.
Saxe Holm's Stories / First Series
8
Popping corn is very nice for the twins and the little boys in the neighborhood.
Prudence of the Parsonage
9
Popping Corn 34 6.
McGuffey's Fourth Eclectic Reader
10
"What a place that would be for popping corn!" contributed Waldo, practical or nothing, even under such peculiar circumstances.
The Lost City
11
"Besides," she remarked, "look at poor Jack Pollock; he's been popping corn like a little machine, and he must be nearly roasted himself."
The Rules of the Game