strops
- present tense form of strop (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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But the spat punctures any suggestion that the Budget will end grumps and strops inside the party.
From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2025
With strops and slammed doors, she rejects her mum, while at the same time searching for her approval.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 15, 2017
Rather, squabbles over bonuses and strops by the likes of the former Newcastle striker Obafemi Martins suggest they may shoot themselves in the foot, again.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 5, 2010
By letting the flower stalk grow, drying and slicing the firm pith, they get natural razor strops, insulating material.
From Time Magazine Archive
Bimeby, we hear steps on de peazzer, en yer come a couple er young fellers wid strops on der shoulders, en der sodes a draggin' on de flo', en der spurrers a rattlin'.
From Uncle Remus, his songs and his sayings by Harris, Joel Chandler
