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Meaning of "belly flopping" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BELLY FLOPPING

belly flopping  [ˈbelɪ ˈflɒpɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BELLY FLOPPING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Belly flopping is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BELLY FLOPPING


chart-topping
ˈtʃɑːtˌtɒpɪŋ
clopping
ˈklɒpɪŋ
copping
ˈkɒpɪŋ
cropping
ˈkrɒpɪŋ
dopping
ˈdɒpɪŋ
eavesdropping
ˈiːvzˌdrɒpɪŋ
flip-flopping
ˈflɪpˌflɒpɪŋ
flopping
ˈflɒpɪŋ
hopping
ˈhɒpɪŋ
island-hopping
ˈaɪləndhɒpɪŋ
outcropping
ˈaʊtˌkrɒpɪŋ
plopping
ˈplɒpɪŋ
shopping
ˈʃɒpɪŋ
show-stopping
ˈʃəʊˌstɒpɪŋ
sopping
ˈsɒpɪŋ
stopping
ˈstɒpɪŋ
teleshopping
ˈtɛlɪˌʃɒpɪŋ
topping
ˈtɒpɪŋ
whopping
ˈwɒpɪŋ
window-shopping
ˈwɪndəʊˌʃɒpɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BELLY FLOPPING

bells of Ireland
bellwether
bellwort
belly
belly dance
belly dancer
belly flop
belly flopped
belly landing
belly laugh
belly of pork
belly tank
belly-like
belly-up
bellyache
bellyacher
bellyaching
bellyband
bellybutton
bellyful

WORDS THAT END LIKE BELLY FLOPPING

camping
clipping
dipping
dripping
dropping
flipping
home shopping
kidnapping
mapping
overlapping
popping
propping
shipping
skipping
slipping
stepping
stripping
swapping
tapping
tipping
wrapping

Synonyms and antonyms of belly flopping in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «belly flopping» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BELLY FLOPPING

Find out the translation of belly flopping to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of belly flopping from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «belly flopping» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

肚子假摔
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tirarse vientre
570 millions of speakers

English

belly flopping
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पेट flopping
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التخبط البطن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

съемка не в фокусе живота
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

belly flop
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পেট ফ্লোটিং
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ventre flop
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Perut flopping
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bauch floppen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

腹フロップ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

배꼽 툭
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Perut flopping
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bụng flopping
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வயிற்றுத் தோல் அழற்சி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बेली फ्लॉपिंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Göbek flopping
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

belly flop
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

flopping brzuch
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зйомка не в фокусі живота
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

burtă flop
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

flopping κοιλιά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

maag uittrek
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mage flopping
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

belly flopping
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of belly flopping

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BELLY FLOPPING»

The term «belly flopping» is used very little and occupies the 158.606 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BELLY FLOPPING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about belly flopping

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BELLY FLOPPING»

Discover the use of belly flopping in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to belly flopping and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Dipping Your Toe in the Dating Pool: Dive in Without Belly ...
Dipping Your Toe in the Dating Pool: Dive In Without Belly Flopping You've decided you are ready - you want to start dating.
Dating Goddess, 2012
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Danny Baker's Silly Olympics: The Wibbly Wobbly Jelly Belly ...
A bumper bind-up of the first two hilarious DANNY BAKER stories (THE WORLD'S BIGGEST BOGEY and THE WORLD'S AWESOMEST AIR-BARF) – plus a sensational new story – THE SILLY OLYMPICS! (100% Unofficial!).
Steve Hartley, 2012
3
A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
F. & C. These nuances derive ex belly'flopping, bad diving: swimming coll.: since ca. 1880. belly-friend. A hanger-on: C.17-18, coll. verging on S.E. belly-full, bellyful. A thrashing: late C.16-19; e.g. in Nashe, Chapman, Pepys. 1n the sense of a ...
Eric Partridge, 2006
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Hilarious. ? wat wld b the repercussions of belly flopping off the dartford crossing bridge into the river thames You would die. The bridge is 65 metres high. Belly flopping from 15 metres or higher is fatal. The world record belly flop was from ...
Aqa 63336, 2010
5
Backpacker
BY RICHARD BANKS here I was in the middle of a river, in the middle of the night , nearly getting rolled out of my canoe by belly- flopping beavers. The full moon sat high in the clear sky, illuminating the low, forested banks and our watery ...
6
Christina Aguilera: A Biography
... complete with its associated decorations. It was later written: The 19-year-old hotshot chanteuse behind “What a Girl Wants,” once a Mouseketeer alongside Britney Spears, can't quite pull off pop star flash without belly flopping.18 Of course, ...
Mary Anne Donovan, 2010
7
Kookaburra: King of the Bush
Often no hollow is available, and the displaying bird gives the impression of 'belly -flopping' against the tree-trunk before pushing off for the return journey. On the return flight it usually passes another bird from its group doing exactly the same ...
Sarah Legge, 2004
8
The Terror and the Triumph
Constantine gave the charge signal just as he had given many times before, though never for belly flopping onto a mountain stream. Joyously, they repeated their synchronized flops until they both began to tire. The quality of the flops fell ...
W. Howard Stuart
9
Deep Blue Home: An Intimate Ecology of Our Wild Ocean
The pangas, laden with our gear, lumber westward, while the splashes drive north— firecrackers arching through the sky, somersaulting, flipping, back- flopping, belly-flopping. Our paths are destined to intersect. The splashes materialize into a ...
Julia Whitty, 2010
10
The Genius of Dogs: Discovering the Unique Intelligence of ...
Soon Tassie was belly-flopping into the water before I even threw the ball to get a head start on Carter. Since then, Tassie has had no problem getting wet. Of course, maybe swimming was a skill he would have developed on his own, but the ...
Brian Hare, Vanessa Woods, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BELLY FLOPPING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term belly flopping is used in the context of the following news items.
1
How Nikita will get from KC to North Carolina Zoo
He returned the favor by belly flopping near her. “If we are going to have polar bears in zoos in North America, we have got to make baby bears ... «KCTV Kansas City, Jun 15»
2
Huckaby: The diet starts today
I have let myself get belly flopping over my belt, love handles turned into inner tube rings, boobs bigger than my wife's boobs fat. And I ain't ... «Online Athens, Jun 15»
3
DARRELL HUCKABY: Forty-four pounds to football season
I have let myself get belly flopping over my belt, love handles turned into inner tube rings, boobs bigger than my wife's boobs fat. And I ain't ... «Rockdale Citizen, Jun 15»
4
Mobula rays belly flop to impress the opposite sex
How do you demonstrate your eligibility, virility and availability as a mate in the kingdom of mobula rays? Belly flopping. Mobula rays are also ... «Techly, Jun 15»
5
Zorb football - try out a kickabout with a real difference!
Imagine it as like belly flopping off a diving board onto a bouncy castle. To say there is a whiplash effect might be overstating things, but you ... «Get Surrey, Jun 15»
6
Still Surviving: Reconciliation Through Everyday Rebellion
A blue heron hurtled through the sky, squawking wildly before belly flopping into the water, legs and wings splayed. Screeching and hollering ... «TheTyee.ca, Jun 15»
7
Royals 'super fan' Jimmy Faseler recovering from shooting and …
The man known for his “Bringing the Thunder” belly flopping dance in the stands at The K credits the overwhelming support of people from all ... «Blue Springs Examiner, Apr 15»
8
The Trainer's Guide: How to commit to be fit
You want to commit to exercising regularly, but you are afraid of belly flopping into the deep end of the lap pool. Exercise can feel a lot like ... «Philly.com, Mar 15»
9
This Is an Alert
Neal climbed the metal ladder and fell into the water face first, belly flopping. He stayed underwater for a long time and then started doing the ... «The New Yorker, Mar 15»
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'Once in a lifetime' daytime meteors heard exploding into Earth's …
He likened the impact of the collision with the Earth's atmosphere to a person "belly flopping" into a pool of water. "Normally the thing is small ... «ABC Online, Feb 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Belly flopping [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/belly-flopping>. Apr 2024 ».
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