flopping
Example Sentences
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The easy definition of flopping or diving is faking an injury to get favorable treatment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
Investors and CEOs go on TV all the time to tout stocks—the inverse of 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
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
When they’re out of sight, I pull myself onto the bank, flopping onto my back in the mud next to where Taryn is standing.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
