- 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, with its own rules and regulations already in place, 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 birds were singing again, and there were soft plopping and rustling sounds, as raindrops rolled off and dropped down through the trees.
From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill
