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I played in the playoffs with teams that were known for flopping and you do not get respect.
Chris Webber

Meaning of "flopping" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FLOPPING

flopping  [ˈflɒpɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FLOPPING

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

See the conjugation of the verb flopping in English.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO FLOPPING

PRESENT

Present
I flop
you flop
he/she/it flops
we flop
you flop
they flop
Present continuous
I am flopping
you are flopping
he/she/it is flopping
we are flopping
you are flopping
they are flopping
Present perfect
I have flopped
you have flopped
he/she/it has flopped
we have flopped
you have flopped
they have flopped
Present perfect continuous
I have been flopping
you have been flopping
he/she/it has been flopping
we have been flopping
you have been flopping
they have been flopping
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I flopped
you flopped
he/she/it flopped
we flopped
you flopped
they flopped
Past continuous
I was flopping
you were flopping
he/she/it was flopping
we were flopping
you were flopping
they were flopping
Past perfect
I had flopped
you had flopped
he/she/it had flopped
we had flopped
you had flopped
they had flopped
Past perfect continuous
I had been flopping
you had been flopping
he/she/it had been flopping
we had been flopping
you had been flopping
they had been flopping
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will flop
you will flop
he/she/it will flop
we will flop
you will flop
they will flop
Future continuous
I will be flopping
you will be flopping
he/she/it will be flopping
we will be flopping
you will be flopping
they will be flopping
Future perfect
I will have flopped
you will have flopped
he/she/it will have flopped
we will have flopped
you will have flopped
they will have flopped
Future perfect continuous
I will have been flopping
you will have been flopping
he/she/it will have been flopping
we will have been flopping
you will have been flopping
they will have been flopping
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would flopping
you would flopping
he/she/it would flopping
we would flopping
you would flopping
they would flopping
Conditional continuous
I would be flopping
you would be flopping
he/she/it would be flopping
we would be flopping
you would be flopping
they would be flopping
Conditional perfect
I would have flopping
you would have flopping
he/she/it would have flopping
we would have flopping
you would have flopping
they would have flopping
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been flopping
you would have been flopping
he/she/it would have been flopping
we would have been flopping
you would have been flopping
they would have been flopping
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you flop
we let´s flop
you flop
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to flop
Past participle
flopped
Present Participle
flopping
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FLOPPING


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

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FLOPPING

flop
flop sweat
flophouse
flopover
flopped
flopper
floppier
floppies
floppiest
floppily
floppiness
floppy
floppy (disk) drive
floppy disk
flops
floptical
flor.
flora
florae
floral

WORDS THAT END LIKE 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 flopping in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FLOPPING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «flopping» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of flopping

Translation of «flopping» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FLOPPING

Find out the translation of flopping to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of 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 «flopping» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

假摔
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tirarse
570 millions of speakers

English

flopping
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

flopping
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التخبط
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

съемка не в фокусе
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

flopping
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

flopping
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

flop
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jatuh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

floppen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ばたつき
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Flopping
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

flopping
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தோல்வி அடைய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फ्लॉपिंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

flopping
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

flop
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

flopping
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зйомка не в фокусі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bastonadă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

flopping
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

uittrek
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

flopping
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

flopping
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of flopping

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FLOPPING»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FLOPPING» OVER TIME

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

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QUOTES WITH «FLOPPING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word flopping.
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Chris Webber
I played in the playoffs with teams that were known for flopping and you do not get respect.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FLOPPING»

Discover the use of flopping in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to flopping and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Flopping: Webster's Quotations, Facts and Phrases
Familiar Quotations FlockingBad herdsmen ruin their flocks.ndash;HomerToday the tyrant rules not by club or fist, but, disguised as a market researcher, he shepherds his flocks in the ways of utility and comfort.ndash;Marshall McLuhanSuch ...
‎2008
2
Lasers
FIGURE 31.22 Off-resonance Rabi flopping behavior of the longitudinal component of magnetization. the Rabi flopping behavior can carry m{t) all the way to the bottom, the frequency detuning causes both M\{t) and M2H) components to build ...
A. E. Siegman, 1986
3
Quantum Coherence Correlation and Decoherence in ...
flopping in the framework of the semiconductor Bloch equations. Two important changes [2] with respect to the optical Bloch equations of the well-known two- level system [1] arise. First, one has to deal with bands of states rather than discrete ...
Toshihide Takagahara, 2003
4
Extreme Nonlinear Optics: An Introduction
Flopping. )w jump right into nonlinear optics in the following fashion: First, we discuss )lest case, namely resonant excitation of a two-level system (SZ/wo : 1) frequencies approaching the carrier frequency of light, i.e., SlR/coo % I. encounter ...
Martin Wegener, 2006
5
Frontiers of Optical Spectroscopy: Investigating Extreme ...
Carrier-Wave Rabi Flopping of Electrons in Semiconductors The notion carrier- wave Rabi flopping was first used by S. Hughes, who discussed an ensemble of identical uncoupled two-level systems [33, 34] (also see Refs. [35, 36, 37, 38]).
Baldassare Di Bartolo, Ottavio Forte, 2006
6
Omaha 8 or Better:: Winning at Hi-Low Poker
6.4. Flopping. a. marginal. hand. Far more common than flopping a strong hand is flopping a marginal or weak hand. Our motto and guiding rule when flopping a marginal hand is to proceed with caution. Let's look at some examples below.
Andy Mack, 2013
7
Elements of Quantum Optics
We see that both the dressed-atom and bare-atom approaches lead to Rabi flopping as they must, and in general anything you can study with one basis set you can study with the other. The insights gained with one typically differ from those ...
Pierre Meystre, Murray Sargent, 2007
8
Insect Pheromone Research: New Directions
Flip-Flopping Descending Interneurons 4.1. Two Types of Flip-Flopping Activity Patterns (FF and ff) Since group I and group II DNs were selectively stained by cobalt backfilling from the dorsal part of the connective, multiple suction recordings ...
R.T. Carde, A.K. Minks, 1997
9
Advanced FPGA Design: Architecture, Implementation, and ...
6.1.3 Solution 2: Double Flopping Double flopping is a technique that can be used when passing single-bit signals between two asynchronous clock domains. As discussed in previous sections, a setup or hold violation may cause a node ...
Steve Kilts, 2007
10
Dipping Your Toe in the Dating Pool: Dive in Without Belly ...
"Dipping Your Toe in the Dating Pool" focuses on getting started on dating adventures, covering what every woman needs to know as she begins her journey.
Dating Goddess, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FLOPPING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term flopping is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Why The Apple Watch is Flopping | Highsnobiety
The Apple Watch is flopping because it's very well executed, but not very well designed. In terms of utility, it's hard to use, and not solving ... «Highsnobiety, Jul 15»
2
Ramsey: Welcome to America, headquarters of women's soccer
Flopping is the scourge of men's soccer at its highest levels. Male players get bumped by an opponent and tumble to the ground in mock agony ... «Colorado Springs Gazette, Jul 15»
3
The Political Virtues of Hypocrisy
And Frank goes further: Instead of seeing political flip-flopping as a necessary evil, he suggests it is inherent to democracy. In an interview for ... «The Atlantic, Jul 15»
4
The Best Way to Vilify Hillary Clinton? GOP Spends Heavily to Test It
“The groundwork had been laid pointing out all the examples of flip-flopping in the past,” said Colin Reed, the executive director of America ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
5
Kelly: Williams proved again she's the finest women's tennis player …
None of the flopping on the ground we've grown used to from winners. The crowd was baffled, and said nothing. It was only as Williams walked ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
6
Sports Reporter Jeff Platt Back in the WSOP Main Event Spotlight
I was flopping quads, I was turning full houses, I was flopping flushes. Poker's a really easy game when you catch cards. When you always ... «Bluff Magazine, Jul 15»
7
Wiretap: Jeb's flopping at the polls but winning at the bank
Jeb! may not be doing as well as he hoped in the polls, but he's winning the money race, and by a lot. A whole lot. He's the Citizens United ... «The Colorado Independent, Jul 15»
8
This is why Hillary doesnt want to do interviews | Flopping Aces
This is why Hillary doesnt want to do interviews | Flopping Aces · floppingaces.net L. Submitted 15 hr ago by cliffhanger 8 ! share on Facebook tweet it. • • • ... «Politix, Jul 15»
9
Tasnim News Agency - Flip-Flopping, Excessive Demands Hinder …
VIENNA (Tasnim) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said talks over Tehran's nuclear energy program have been hindered ... «Tasnim News Agency, Jul 15»
10
Residents wake up to dead fish in Jensen Beach | Local News …
We noticed they were flopping and popping up to the surface, trying to breathe, and now they aren't even doing that. The lake looks dead. «WPBF West Palm Beach, Jul 15»

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