"flopping" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: floppings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} flopping (plural floppings)
  1. The motion of something that flops.
    Sense id: en-flopping-en-noun-PmBk9EPD

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} flopping
  1. present participle and gerund of flop Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: flop
    Sense id: en-flopping-en-verb-miu2Ccyi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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