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Origin of plop
First recorded in 1815ā25; imitative
Words nearby plop
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How to use plop in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for plop
plop
/ (plÉp) /
noun
the characteristic sound made by an object dropping into water without a splash
verb plops, plopping or plopped
to fall or cause to fall with the sound of a plopthe stone plopped into the water
interjection
an exclamation imitative of this soundto go plop
Word Origin for plop
C19: imitative of the sound
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