- 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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Sales volumes were up 0.5% on month, flipping the 0.5% fall in July.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Williams said Greta was freed within five minutes of the bus flipping, and was taken to Ozel Manavgat Eslem Hastenesi hospital, alongside the driver, by ambulance.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
By flipping out at anyone who brings it up, they’re only ensuring more people are paying attention.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2026
This fallacy is perhaps best understood in the context of flipping a coin.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
Though I tried to concentrate on Treasure Island, I was distracted by Ba flipping the pages of the ledger and scratching with his pencil at the page on the clipboard.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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