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plopping

VERB

flop

Synonyms

STRONGEST

flutter plunk

STRONG

dangle droop drop flag flap flounder hang jerk lop plump quiver sag slump stagger teeter topple toss totter tumble wave wiggle

Antonyms

STRONG

ascend do well increase rise

Example Sentences

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Instead of plopping us into an eternity in media res, Freyne introduces something novel to this process: a choice.

From Salon • Nov. 27, 2025

For solo travelers or couples, that means plopping down next to strangers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

My piece enjoyed a few seconds of airtime before tragically plopping onto the floor with an audible “splat” for everyone in the studio to hear.

From Salon • May 25, 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

We each went up the ladder, one by one, plopping into the soft nest of hay.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline