- present participle of plop.
plopping
Example Sentences
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You can pace around the living room when you’re watching TV instead of plopping down on the couch.
From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026
Strategically, Mr. Musk made a point of plopping the deal down amid his building drumroll for a SpaceX IPO, expected in June.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
Instead of plopping us into an eternity in media res, Freyne introduces something novel to this process: a choice.
From Salon ● Nov. 27, 2025
“It’s been the butt of jokes in every group ski chat I’ve participated in,” Highland Park resident Ethan Ayer said of the idea for heli-skiing, the term for plopping skiers on mountaintops via helicopter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 26, 2024
She waved at us and started pulling things out of the car and plopping them on the sidewalk.
From "Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech
