BELLY FLOPPED Synonyms: 12 Similar and Opposite Words

belly flopped

verb

past tense of belly flop

as in plumped

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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

Seventy million barrels is the strict physical minimum needed at the top of the caverns to keep the extraction pipes safely submerged in oil rather than water, said Siddharth Misra, a petroleum engineering professor at Texas A&M University.

— Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2026
Drone footage shared by the city showed houses, vehicles and roads submerged in muddy floodwater.

— Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of submerged

Verb

Hadid immersed herself in the rugged world of horse-riders in central Morocco to follow an equestrian military ritual called Tbourida, which dates back to the 16th century.

— Mya Copeland, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026
The California couple, publishers of the Vintage Camper Trailers Magazine for the past 15 years, have spent two decades immersed in the vintage trailer community.

— Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of immersed

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In terms of lead or co-lead roles, women and girls have seen progress (38 films in 2025 compared to 20 in 2007), but the figure dipped from the 19-year high of 55 lead/co-lead roles in 2024.

— Angelique Jackson, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026
The surge stands out because overall housing production dipped slightly in 2025, to 27,293 units from 28,498 the year before.

— Teresa Liu, Daily News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of dipped

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