Thesaurus results for PLANKING

planking

verb

Definition of planking

present participle of plank

as in plopping

to throw or set down clumsily or casually planked the carton down on the counter and left

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Recent Examples of planking In the football world, a helicopter tackle is when a player is launched by a defender so that their body is planking parallel to the field and does at least a 180-degree spin. — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 12 Jan. 2026 The pseudo-Biedermeier at the flea market— over its workaday planking a veneer of nicer wood. — Laura Kolbe, The New York Review of Books, 18 Dec. 2025 To challenge the claim, the research team began testing individual planking panels commonly used in timber-frame construction. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025

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An 82-year-old Italian woman who isn't plopping herself in a chair and knitting sweaters all day long.

— Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026
Rather than just trimming stems and plopping them in a vase, reflexing plays with the form of the flower by gently folding petals backwards to open up the bloom.

— Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 18 July 2026

Definition of plopping

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And because nobody washed the dishes before tossing them into the feasting pit, King and his colleagues (in a 2017 study) could analyze the microscopic residue of ancient drinks that had soaked into the ceramic.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026
Timid personal injury lawyer Kevin Avery (Will Forte) scrapes by on quick, low-stakes payouts, Acme tossing his clients a couple hundred bucks for their fast-healing wounds.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of tossing

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The video shows the peacock, referred to by some in the neighborhood as Sugar, seemingly flopping around then collapsing.

— Megan Fahrney, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
The papers were flopping off the edge of his desk, trembling in the breeze from the window; her hand reached out to stop them.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2026

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