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Rareflopping
The correct spelling is flopping.
How to pronounce flopping
verb
Say it like: Flo-ppi-ng
The correct spelling is flopping. To fall heavily due to lack of energy. For example: "He flopped down in front of the television, exhausted from work."
Usage Examples
“He flopped down in front of the television, exhausted from work.”
“The tired mule flopped its ears forward and trudged on.”
“The latest album flopped and so the studio canceled her contract.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To fall heavily due to lack of energy.
- 2.To cause to drop heavily.
- 3.To fail completely; not to be successful at all (of a movie, play, book, song etc.).
- 4.To pretend to be fouled in sports, such as basketball, hockey (the same as to dive in soccer)
- 5.To strike about with something broad and flat, as a fish with its tail, or a bird with its wings; to rise and fall; to flap.
noun
- 1.The motion of something that flops.
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