as in soft
giving easily to the touch
his daughter playfully poked at his flabby belly
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Recent Examples of flabby
Three aluminum sculptures from roughly a decade later resemble flabby beings who writhe around above viewers’ heads.
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Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 8 Oct. 2024
In the final days of the competition, the flabby fish got a little extra push when two New Zealand radio hosts began encouraging listeners to join Team Blobfish.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Mar. 2025
In the first season, when jokes went flabby or the writers didn’t know how to finish a skit, a fake cow was dropped from the rafters.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
At a hefty 2 hours and 24 minutes, the film is flabby, not jacked, and lacking in an unpredictable live-wire element.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 8 Oct. 2024
In the final days of the competition, the flabby fish got a little extra push when two New Zealand radio hosts began encouraging listeners to join Team Blobfish.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Mar. 2025
In the first season, when jokes went flabby or the writers didn’t know how to finish a skit, a fake cow was dropped from the rafters.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
At a hefty 2 hours and 24 minutes, the film is flabby, not jacked, and lacking in an unpredictable live-wire element.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flabby
Adjective
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The result is soft, luminous skin that’s also protected from a high UV index.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
28 Apr. 2025
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Made from 100 percent cotton, the hat is soft to the touch and will keep your head cool even on the sunniest days.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
27 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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However, ear infections in dogs—especially those with floppy ears—are typically caused by moisture rather than chlorine itself.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Apr. 2025
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Most notable — her floppy ears became hoop earrings.—
Michael Paulson,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Never submerge in water to wash them because mushrooms absorb like a sponge and become mushy.—
Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
14 Apr. 2025
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The resulting mix is a ball of slush just solid enough to stay together, but definitely mushier than, say, a hailstone; picture a wet snowball.—
Kiona N. Smith,
Space.com,
3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Landing in the bottom are Henry (for the sin of a spongy scallion pancake), Paula (for texture issues), and Bailey (for the aforementioned Pile of Stuff).—
Caroline Framke,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2025
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The dough is too spongy, and the whole thing just doesn’t come together the way a great Neapolitan pizza should.—
Jamie Graziano,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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So even if the percentage needed is squishy, there are some hard-and-fasts…usually.—
Rebecca Fraser-Thill,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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The political ground beneath our feet shifts, grows squishy, and is meant to.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
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