Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

plopping

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.00 in modern English

Syllables: plop-ping
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of plop

noun

The sound or action of something that plops.

Example Sentences

"There is, of course, no real silence in nature, only layer after layer of softer sounds: the rustlings, ploppings, and buzzings of God knows what, the sighing of the air and the water[…]"

Inflected Forms

ploppings (plural)

Questions

What does plopping mean?: present participle and gerund of plop

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