plop
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- noun
- /plɑp/
:
plof
- There was a dull plop as the hom-nub hit the dirt.
- plop and pop
- plop and clop
Examples
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I wait for the plop and fizzle.
Fiction book (2000) -
When it hit with a plop among turnip greens, I thrust both arms in the air and yelled, "Lay the worms!"
Fiction book (1992) -
I love that... plop, plop, plop.
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Plop, plop, plop, plop goes the wheat; plop, plop, plop, plop, plop, plop, plop...
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"To see that truck go plop was a happy event," said Bryce.
Fiction book (1997) -
We hear a PLOP in the water, and then a BLEEP BLEEP.
Fiction book (2000) -
♪ ♪ Plop, plop, plop went the wheels.
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The plop of nuts and the flutter of partridges removing their beaks from their hearts.
Fiction book (1992) -
God's squandered words can't find a willing ear; they tangle in the tree branches—plop, plop—they drop into the burnt grass.
Fiction book (1998) -
She laughed as she dropped the stone into the water with a loud plop.
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Etymology
Plop is a sound word that copies the short, soft noise something makes when it falls into water, like a cherry or a stone. That's why a plop is the quick, soft sound you hear when an object hits liquid.