Plopping

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Plop \Plop\ (pl[o^]p), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Plopped} (pl[o^]pt);
     p. pr. & vb. n. {Plopping}.] [Imitative.]
     1. To fall, drop, or move in any way, with a sudden splash or
        slap, as on the surface of water.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  


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

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  plop
       n : the noise of a rounded object dropping into a liquid without
           a splash
       adv : with a short hollow thud; "plop came the ball down to the
             corner of the green" [syn: {plunk}]
       v 1: drop something with a plopping sound
       2: drop with the sound of something falling into water
       3: set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise;
          "He planked the money on the table"; "He planked himself
          into the sofa" [syn: {plank}, {flump}, {plonk}, {plunk}, {plump
          down}, {plunk down}, {plump}]
       [also: {plopping}, {plopped}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  plopping
       See {plop}