What does "plopping" mean?

The sound or action of something that plops.

What is a synonym for "plopping"?

Common synonyms include: plank, plunk, abruptly, all at once, all of a sudden, bang.

Plopping

noun, verb

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Noun

1
The sound or action of something that plops.
"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[…]"

Verb

1
present participle and gerund of plop form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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plank plunk abruptly all at once all of a sudden bang

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"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[…]"

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