Synonyms of plopping

plopping

verb

present participle of plop

as in tossing

to throw or set down clumsily or casually

plopped his backpack down on a chair

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tossing
• flopping
• plunking
• flinging
• plumping
• slinging
• planking
• heaving
• flumping
• installing
• planting
• settling
• ensconcing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of plopping

An 82-year-old Italian woman who isn't plopping herself in a chair and knitting sweaters all day long. — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026

Rather than just trimming stems and plopping them in a vase, reflexing plays with the form of the flower by gently folding petals backwards to open up the bloom. — Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 18 July 2026

The ball appeared to land on the boardwalk outside the stadium before plopping into McCovey Cove. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 10 May 2026

The design is meant to be sleeker than just plopping in the lighting. — Jim Radcliffe, Oc Register, 27 Feb. 2026

But few are as rage-inducing as plopping into a gaping pothole. — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 26 Feb. 2026

Continue in the southerly direction, appreciating the gnarled coast live oaks and sound of shy red-eared sliders plopping off their logs into the water. — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026

Oliver eliminates one pole-climbing threat by plopping a hat on his head, leading to a big fall — then takes this as an opportunity to evict his squatter. — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2025

River life is inaccessible, a closed world, the flicker of silver fin, a plopping frog. — Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025