flopping 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of floppingnext
as in folding

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flopping

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verb

present participle of flop
1
as in plopping
to throw or set down clumsily or casually they lazily flopped themselves onto the couch to watch the game flopped the bag of groceries onto the counter

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2
as in collapsing
to be unsuccessful the attempt to run the ball into the end zone flopped, and our team lost by five points

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3
as in flapping
to move or cause to move with a striking motion a fish flopping around on the dock

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flopping
  1. folding
  2. collapsing
  3. tossing
  4. failing
  5. missing
  6. struggling
Adjective
  • In general, folding exercise bikes are less durable than their non-folding counterparts.
    Mike Richard, Men's Health, 8 Jan. 2023
  • The Game Boy modding community is popular right now, and one currently trending mod involves transplanting the circuitry of a folding Game Boy Advance SP (from 2003) into a non-folding custom shell.
    Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 15 Nov. 2022
Definition of folding
Verb
  • Strahan was credited with the record-breaking sack, collapsing to the turf in celebration with even Favre coming over to celebrate with him.
    Ben Morse, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The deal was always under threat of collapsing from one end or the other—either because the seller had walked away or because the loan-to-value ratio had tipped a cent into the red and the money did.
    Josh Condon, Robb Report, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of collapsing
Verb
  • The sound of the vast rotors rippled through the air tossing up the lagoon’s waters in a misty haze.
    Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Schools have profited regularly from people losing, tossing or otherwise just spacing on their winning lottery tickets.
    Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of tossing
Verb
  • Topline Grocery store chain Albertsons formally terminated nearly $25 billion merger agreement with rival Kroger on Wednesday, a day after a federal judge blocked the deal—with Albertsons filing a lawsuit accusing Kroger of failing to win regulatory approval for the agreement.
    Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Kroger breached the merger agreement by refusing to divest assets necessary for antitrust approval, ignoring feedback from regulators, rejecting divesture buyers and failing to cooperate with Albertsons, the company claims.
    Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of failing
Verb
  • Thousands more Palestinians have gone missing during the war and much of Gaza has been destroyed.
    Samy Magdy and Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Similar to point three, there is nothing more deflating to a company’s share price momentum than missing company guidance or analyst estimates.
    Cody Slach, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of missing
Verb
  • In her book, Gypsy recounts struggling with substance abuse throughout her life, but relapsing in prison.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The governor said the expansion will help keep more projects in the state and increase economic activity at a time when Hollywood studios are struggling to bounce back from pandemic losses and strikes.
    Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of struggling
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floppiness

flopping

flopping (down)

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