choppy

Adjective complement with noun phrase

• get: Ride NOW, this is where it all gets a bit choppy.
• make: Two factors assist the Greeks: the wind makes the water choppy, which reduces maneuverability of the Persian side.
• find: I found the plot rather choppy, bouncing between several points of view, Riva's in the first person.

Modifies a noun

• riff: It's raw and rocky, it gets straight to the point with choppy guitar riffs and a solo which is pure Weller.
• sea: Users may be seeking less choppy seas of their own.
• guitar: It also features some excellent choppy guitar from Chris Spedding.
• water: Or kayaking the choppy waters of the Pacific Ocean on the shores of Tahiti or Fiji.
• wave: It is sheltered from the east, but can be affected by choppy waves during a blow from the west.
• ride: A choppy ride took us to the nicest island yet.

Modifying Another Word

• slightly: The weather was practically calm, wind force 3 with a slightly choppy sea.
• through: Would visit offered these ships were off through choppy.
• rather: I found the plot rather choppy, bouncing between several points of view, Riva's in the first person.
• quite: Probably several hundred kilometers of quite choppy sea rolling in onto beach does not make easy fishing for ospreys.
• too: Not built for professional golf lectures too choppy for the bad news.
• little: Just three miles out of Plymouth the sea had got a little choppier.

Used with adjective complement

• become: Only recently have the games, mainly the bowling one have become choppy.
• get: There were people on the jetty, but what if they realized it was getting choppy, and went back to the beach?
• look: There is still a small but very broken up reflection, and the sea looks very choppy indeed.