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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Daisy Chain Fields arrived on a sweltering summer Saturday, plopped in the middle of Irvine’s suede hills, inside Orange County lines.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
Her son Victor, 11, plopped onto the sidewalk to read his Imagination Library edition of "Llama Llama Red Pajama," a family favorite.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
In Santa Monica, when our Waymo showed up, my wife got in the back while I plopped into the front passenger seat—the better to play with the cabin controls.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
After being led through the fashion house’s nostalgic pop-up retail activation, Villa Zegna, I was plopped down at a table in the back of the pool deck.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
I was having an eyeball fight with that monkey when another one came from somewhere and plopped himself down on the other side of me.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
