had been flopping
- past perfect progressive of flop.
Example Sentences
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The body, however, had been flopping around spasmodically several seconds upon the floor before he realized that the oath had not been administered, and his voice suddenly rose above the pandemonium in an excited brogue.
From Tutt and Mr. Tutt by Train, Arthur Cheney