- 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
Not surprisingly, increasingly fewer fans want to devote their Saturdays to cheering for a team that too often finds itself plopping into a Brookside bunker.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2025
The room fell silent except for the plopping sound of peas falling to the bottom of a wooden bowl.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
