1. moving in a tumbling or bubbling manner, especially of water
Usage: present participle of ‘popple’; chiefly dialectal or literary

Examples

• The stream was poppling over the rocks in the shallow creek.
• We could hear the water poppling gently against the shore.
• The brook kept poppling along its winding path through the meadow.
• Small waves were poppling around the boat’s hull.
• The fountain was poppling merrily in the garden center.