flumping

present participle of flump
as in plopping
to throw or set down clumsily or casually for now, just flump the rug on the floor—we'll unroll it later

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Verb
  • River life is inaccessible, a closed world, the flicker of silver fin, a plopping frog.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Lunch is available every day at the vineyard’s restaurant and there’s an expansive lawn that’s great for plopping a blanket down on to enjoy a bottle of wine.
    Elliott Harrell, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2025
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  • The brawl spilled outside of the ring, with Punk tossing Paul into a barricade.
    Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz have been charged with taking bribes from sports bettors to intentionally throw certain types of pitches, including tossing balls instead of strikes to ensure successful bets.
    Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2025
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“Flumping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flumping. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.

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