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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  • Kopankiewicz said the small dog instantly made herself at home, plopping right into his friend's lap.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
  • From the Curly Girl Method to T-shirt plopping techniques, there’s no shortage of viral curl styling hacks to to pull from your TikTok feed.
    Grace McCarty, Glamour, 18 Sep. 2025
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  • Pests, disease, and weather can all play a part in unsightly stretches of brown grass, and tossing some grass seed over the area may not be the answer.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Reuters reported that the actor could be seen tossing water bottles into the crowd.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
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“Flumping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flumping. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.

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