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

The flounder found their way back out to sea soon enough, and the fish flopping about on the sand were scooped up only by the quickest.

From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park