as in soft
giving easily to the touch
his daughter playfully poked at his flabby belly
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Recent Examples of flabby
The mattress first, a mattress from time immemorial that proved to be unbelievably heavy, flabby, and seemingly filled with sand.
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Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
Gyms and exercise equipment companies don’t promote their locations and equipment with flabby, lumbering people, rather their ads show fit, upright, energetic individuals.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The billboard, which faces north at 11th and Grand avenues, depicts Trump shirtless, flabby, and chest-deep in murky water, wearing a golden crown.
—Laura Gersony, AZCentral.com, 15 July 2025
There is a counterargument on Musk, rooted in two factors: One is that Musk’s disruption was aimed at a federal government that many Americans agree is swollen and flabby.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 29 May 2025
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Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
Gyms and exercise equipment companies don’t promote their locations and equipment with flabby, lumbering people, rather their ads show fit, upright, energetic individuals.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The billboard, which faces north at 11th and Grand avenues, depicts Trump shirtless, flabby, and chest-deep in murky water, wearing a golden crown.
—Laura Gersony, AZCentral.com, 15 July 2025
There is a counterargument on Musk, rooted in two factors: One is that Musk’s disruption was aimed at a federal government that many Americans agree is swollen and flabby.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 29 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for flabby
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flabby
Adjective
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Made for unwinding, dreaming and everything in between, this 100% organic cotton sleepwear is crafted from naturally soft, breathable fabric that keeps you comfortable all night long.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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The Earth Tone Collection currently offers several neutral colors—desert sand, warm beige, dune taupe, washed khaki, dusty olive, soft clay, muted terracotta and light stone—and the clients can create other custom colors.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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In the Instagram carousel, Jenner could be seen wearing a striped bikini and a floppy straw hat in one image.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
1 Apr. 2026
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The dough is topped moderately so the sauce and toppings don’t make the crust soggy or floppy.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The stakes are relatively low for a team with no realistic route to being competitive, even in the mushy middle sense of the term.—
Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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Her boots sink on the mushy, wet ground.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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For many years prior to Tedla opening the restaurant, her mother made and sold injera, the Ethiopian spongy bread, and ran a catering business in Charlotte.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
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Her squid-ink flavor profile was one note, and her monkfish had a weirdly wet and spongy texture that Rhoda defends but that none of the judges can figure out.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
7 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Right now, that interest is in NeeDoh, a squishy, colorful toy with heightened social media popularity that has items selling out stores and people lining up outside.—
Kate Perez,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2026
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Positive pregnancy tests and squishy newborns usually deliver strong returns.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Flabby.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flabby. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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