- 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 this dynamic has worked well for France during longer attacking spells.
From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026
Flipping the telescope to the large end is not unique to this particular cohort, nor is it anything to criticize or demonize.
From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026
Flipping between two ballgames never involved waiting through buffering screens on different apps.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025
Flipping through the bins is new customer Justin Levine, 22, in black jacket and khakis, already holding two records in his hands: Mac Demarco’s “This Old Dog” and the Velvet Underground classic “Loaded.”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2024
Flipping his journal back to the first dog-eared page, he slipped a ribbon inside.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
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