"Plop" Quotes from Famous Books
... the shovel, hesitated, and then in a movement which was like a gesture of abhorrence he flung the dirt into the grave, and as it landed it made a sound—plop! Lean suddenly stopped and mopped his ... — Men, Women, and Boats • Stephen Crane
... was a real pump with real water and a sucker in good standing, warranted to need no priming. At the stroke of the red handle the good, cool water gurgled and arose with a delightful "plop!" It splashed from the spout freely upon the face and hands of the victim of the long hill—delicious, life-giving! The delight it brought seemed compensation almost for heat and pain and weariness. Callandar felt that if he could only let its sweetness stream indefinitely ... — Up the Hill and Over • Isabel Ecclestone Mackay
... the water with a plop, the brown sail was twisted and a little auxiliary oil engine began ... — Men of Affairs • Roland Pertwee |