belly flopping

verb

present participle of belly flop
as in plumping

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for belly flopping
  1. plumping
  2. dipping
  3. submerging
  4. plunking
  5. immersing
  6. plunging
  7. sounding
  8. diving
Verb
  • The peptide and ceramide complex also doubles down on hydration while plumping the skin and softening the appearance of fine lines around the eyes.
    — Olivia Cigliano, InStyle, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Per Dieux’s recommendation, the non-slip, plumping masks are best paired with its Auracle Eye Serum, a hydrating formula designed to target wrinkles and under-eye circles.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of plumping
Verb
  • Chronic absenteeism rates improved slightly across the district, dipping 1 percentage point to 39%.
    — Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Consumers appear to be dipping into savings or relying on credit to fuel much of their consumption.
    — Christopher Rugaber, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of dipping
Verb
  • In his lab, mold has appeared only under deliberately extreme conditions, like submerging beans in water for hours and then exposing them to air for days.
    — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026
  • After submerging himself, Jay gets entangled in the tentacles of a giant squid, and that’s when the whale, who feeds on squid, pulls both Jay and the squid into his oversize gaping mouth.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of submerging
Verb
  • Hentges put the tying run on base by plunking pinch-hitter Jahmai Jones, then Red Sox put runners on the corners as Andruw Monasterio beat out a potential double play ball.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • And in the film’s poignant final scene, Joe despondently plays his piano − only for Angela to sit beside him and start plunking along.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 11 July 2026
Definition of plunking
Verb
  • Related Stories From football camp to visceral, harrowing sequences of war in the Pacific, the story takes audiences through it all, immersing them in the experience.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 31 Oct. 2026
  • Bass did, riding her bicycle to campaign headquarters and immersing herself in the senator’s bid for the White House.
    — Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of immersing
Verb
  • Separately, South Korea's benchmark Kospi fell deeper into bear market, plunging more than 8% in early trading Friday, triggering circuit breakers with trading suspended for 20 minutes.
    — Jenni Reid,Lee Ying Shan,Paulina Likos, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Memory and chip firms SanDisk, Western Digital, AMD, Seagate and Micron were the index’s biggest losers, all plunging around 10%.
    — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of plunging
Verb
  • Amenities and experiences On the spa menu, standard treatments such as Balinese and hot stone massages sit alongside mystical-sounding experiences such as the Pharaonic Rejuvenation and Royal Nile Ritual.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2026
  • But the most likely explanation involves a few feet of water in the hull, a sounding rod found on deck (used to measure water in the hold), and one of the ship’s two pumps being out of commission.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of sounding
Verb
  • More and more creatives and leaders alike are diving into editorial as a way to convey their opinions on the industry, their creative spirit and information about their personal tastes and to build a community.
    — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Teasers had shown Swift standing in front of a bathroom sink in tiny black shorts and a gray ribbed tank top, diving into water, standing at a grave in a long black wool coat, and walking into a living room in a slinky LBD.
    — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of diving
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

belly flopped
belly flopping
belly flops
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Belly flopping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belly%20flopping. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

Copy Citation
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

Listen to the pronunciation of cockamamie

See Definitions and Examples »

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

How to Use 'Who' vs. 'Whom'

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

Great Big List of Beautiful and Useless Words, Vol. 5

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

7 Words for Old-Timey Vehicles

The Words of the Week - Nov. 6

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World
See More

Popular

See More

How to Use 'Who' vs. 'Whom'

Great Big List of Beautiful and Useless Words, Vol. 5

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
woman sitting on floor holding book in front of her face on pink background
Famous Novels, Last Lines Quiz Needless to say, spoiler alert.
See All