- present participle of flip.
flipping
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of flipping
1910–15; flip 1 + -ing 2; perhaps euphemistically echoing fucking
Example Sentences
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Flipping between two ballgames never involved waiting through buffering screens on different apps.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025
Flipping the script, Rapp severs ties with a friend when the temptation to stray becomes too strong on the melancholy ballad I Can't Have You Around Me.
From BBC • Jul. 24, 2025
Flipping that expectation has helped grow the league’s popularity and keep it viable, MLS commissioner Don Garber told The Times.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2024
Flipping the script from their Memorial weekend openings, the animated orange cat crept ahead of the wasteland warrior in their second outing.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 2, 2024
“A really big one. Flipping really slowly,” Mark agreed.
From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner
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