Plopping

Plopping
Plop Plop, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Plopped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Plopping}.] [Imitative.] To fall, drop, or move in any way, with a sudden splash or slap, as on the surface of water.

The body plopped up, turning on its side. --Kipling. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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