- 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
For solo travelers or couples, that means plopping down next to strangers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 27, 2025
By plopping modern medicine on the exam table, O’Sullivan offers a thought-provoking challenge to our common assumptions about the importance of early and accurate diagnosis.
From Salon ● May 13, 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
On the way back home, big fat raindrops started plopping on the windshield.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
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