BELLY FLOPPED Synonyms: 12 Similar and Opposite Words

belly flopped

verb

past tense of belly flop

as in plumped

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Everything is mirrored, tufted, plumped, embroidered, gilded—and there are flowers everywhere.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of plumped

Verb

Notably for Monticello, the stone Putah Creek Bridge that dates to 1896, submerged deep under Lake Berryessa, has been visited by SCUBA divers.

— Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2026
And cultural touchstones are everywhere, like a jar of agua fresca in which a head is submerged at the birthday celebration, and a quinceañera tiara and scepter embedded in a victim.

— Eve Chen, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of submerged

Verb

For the past eight months, Michigan players have been immersed in The Whittingham Way.

— Austin Meek, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Her brand Bugatchi is celebrating its 45th anniversary and has more than 1,000 retail customers, a solid design and research team, and a robust shop-in-shop program, plus two of her sons are immersed in the business.

— Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of immersed

Verb

At the restaurant, tables plonked in the sand feel intimate and experiential as well as immersed in the changing colors of the sunset sky.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2026
With no room for error, Webb walked Andruw Monasterio to gift the Red Sox one run, then plunked Mickey Gasper to gift them another.

— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of plunked

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