- present participle of flop.
flopping
Example Sentences
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That’s not to say all is flopping now for Zaslav and team: “Wuthering Heights” and Evil Dead Burn did pretty well, and the upcoming Dune: Part Three is already wreaking box-office havoc.
From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026
Add environmental, social and governance grievances to a long list of fantasy flopping isms—remember speciesism?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
War is filled with flopping, feints and trickery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 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
The beagle comes barreling toward me, legs going lickety-split, long ears flopping, tail sticking up like a flagpole.
From "Shiloh" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
