1. to flow or move in a tumbling, bubbling, or turbulent manner
Usage: informal; chiefly British
2. to move with a series of quick, jerky motions
Usage: informal

Examples

• The water began to popply as the rapids approached.
• The boat poppled up and down on the rough waves.
• Steam poppled from the kettle's spout.
• The surface of the pond poppled in the wind.
• The cork poppled about in the churning water.