- present participle of flop.
flopping
Example Sentences
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Three years ago, the National Basketball Association started penalizing player flopping.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
Dick Fosbury flopping over the bar in the high jump.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026
We thought flopping and foul-baiting made for unethical hoops, but those are but basketball misdemeanors; Adebayo’s big night was felonious.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2026
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
I jumped onto my bed, flopping a lot so that he had to draw back his arm to avoid getting squished by the mattress.
From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon
