BELLY FLOPPED Synonyms: 12 Similar and Opposite Words

belly flopped

verb

past tense of belly flop

as in plumped

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surfaced

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Verb

Let the plant sit in a sunny location for 24 to 72 hours until the leaves have plumped again.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 19 July 2026
But at a party hosted by The CW, the network’s starlets were like a petite, size-zero army — all big Disney princess eyes, plumped lips and long, voluminous hair (despite all being on different shows).

— James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026

Definition of plumped

Verb

Once workouts were complete and Brantley headed for an ice bath, there was Danielson again, submerged fully in freezing water.

— Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 8 Aug. 2026
Natural river stones are heated and submerged into the bath to release health-enhancing minerals in combination with the local Khempa herb, which infuses the water with its healing properties.

— Rana Good, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of submerged

Verb

Born William Wainwright in north London in 1956, Orbit left school at 16 and immersed himself in the city’s post-punk underground.

— SPIN Staff, SPIN, 7 Aug. 2026
New Motion Mode Motion Mode allows the audio to follow the listener’s head movement and is ideal for staying immersed while listening on the go.

— Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of immersed

Verb

Canning picked off Carrigg after the San Diego State alum was plunked by a pitch to lead off the sixth.

— Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 July 2026
Adell, who homered in the third inning, took three straight balls from O’Brien (3-4) before getting plunked by the next pitch to force in the winning run.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026

Definition of plunked

Verb

Ryan Gravenberch and Alexis Mac Allister both dipped in physicality last season, leading to Liverpool’s back four suffering from a lack of protection at points.

— Graham Ruthven, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2026
Berry posed near the shoreline in an animal-print cover-up layered over a black lace lingerie bodysuit as the sun dipped toward the ocean.

— Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026

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