belly-flopping

Variant of belly-flop

belly-flop definition

☆ belly-flop (-fläp′)

intransitive verb belly-flopped -·flopped′, belly-flopping -·flop′ping

to dive awkwardly so that the belly strikes flat against the water or other surface

noun

an instance or the act of so diving
Also belly-bump bel′ly-bump′, belly-whop bel′ly-whop′, or belly-slam bel′ly-slam′

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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