flumps

Definition of flumpsnext
present tense third-person singular of flump
as in plops
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
  • First, a knight’s urgent secretion plops to the ground behind a tree that offers far too little.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 13 Jan. 2026
  • The individual then plops the turtle back down, taps its shell a few times, and walks away.
    Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 25 Nov. 2025
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  • While the two men struggle with the jammed backdoor, Weisz’s character tosses them both a look before rushing toward the flames to grab her unfinished manuscript, written on legal pads, and dashing out of the cabin just in time.
    Meg Walters, Glamour, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Gyllenhaal lovingly crafts this scarred, stapled and eccentric Bonnie and Clyde duo then tosses them into a landscape of curiosities that matches their weird.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
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“Flumps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flumps. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.

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