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plumpsen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • douse verb To drench something thoroughly with liquid.
  • flop verb To fall or drop down heavily and loosely.
  • plop noun A soft, dull sound like something dropping into water.

Senses

plumpsen is used for these senses in English:

  • douse (intransitive) To fall suddenly into water.
  • flop (intransitive) To fall heavily due to lack of energy.
  • plop (ambitransitive) To land heavily or loosely.

douse — full definition

  1. verb To drench something thoroughly with liquid.
  2. verb To put out a flame or light.

flop — full definition

  1. verb To fall or drop down heavily and loosely.
  2. verb To fail completely, especially of a film, product, or performance.
  3. noun A complete failure.

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