plop
verb (used without object)
to make a sound like that of something falling or dropping into water.
has plopped
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present perfectof plop (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Kamakura Japanese Cuisine in Fremont has plopped down a “vegan sushi bar” to avoid “cross contamination” with its raw fish and meat.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 20, 2021
But that doesn’t stop her from teasing Sarah Paulson, who has plopped onto the floor in a pool of cherry-red satin to relieve her feet: “I’m sorry, you can’t take shoes off, that’s not appropriate.”
From Washington Post ● Feb. 25, 2019
It’s also a product of Clint Eastwood, whose Hollywood career in acting and storytelling is as legendary as any role John Wayne embodied and any script Steven Spielberg has plopped into theaters.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 19, 2015
Sorkin has plopped himself, in semi-cross-legged fashion, on the carpet of the newsroom set as the cast and crew scoot in.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2014
We see from his father's face which is smiling with difficulty that Dick has plopped into the big chair on the other side of the ingle-nook.
From Echoes of the War by J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie
