plop
verb (used without object)
to make a sound like that of something falling or dropping into water.
plopped
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past participleof plop.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof plop.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
plopverb (used without object)to make a sound like that of something falling or dropping into water.
Example Sentences
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When it looked like my knuckles would punch holes in it, I plopped it down.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
It plopped itself into the middle of the fight last week, saying that Warner was legally and ethically bound to re-engage with Paramount in search of a higher payout for stockholders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026
As instructed, Negrete walked to the edge of the water, said his own prayer and, as a gift of thanks to the cosmos, plopped it into a crashing wave.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2025
Sydney plopped down in the middle of the room, unconsciously posing, as if he were Cary Grant.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2025
A few months ago, she would have plopped down next to me as if she lived here.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
