flopping

Example Sentences

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If you lift a square from the center of the pan, it should hold itself together with quiet dignity — no flopping, no folding, nothing that resembles a dachshund being scooped up stomach-first.

From Salon • Mar. 5, 2026

Afterward, some Canadian hockey analysts accused her of flopping.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

I’ve said this previously, but I can’t remember this indicator flopping back and forth like this.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 28, 2025

Despite flopping in a group from which Egypt and Botswana advanced, Cape Verdean officials retained faith in long-serving coach Pedro Leitao Brito.

From Barron's • Oct. 13, 2025

While Otto’s legs dipped in the rushing water all the way to his calves, Mr. Flux fell in fully, stretching and flopping his limbs against the current.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles