flopping
- present participle of flop.
Example Sentences
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Which leads to soccer’s most frustrating ritual, flopping.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Investors and CEOs go on TV all the time to tout stocks—the inverse of flopping.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
Both teams … the Heat and the Wizards … conspired with their flopping and intentional fouling to get him to 83.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2026
We thought flopping and foul-baiting made for unethical hoops, but those are but basketball misdemeanors; Adebayo’s big night was felonious.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2026
Then he straightened surreptitiously and walked out quickly, his hands in his pockets and his hair flopping everywhere.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
