- 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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Pittsburgh Pirate Casey Stengel flipping a bird —from under his cap—before a hostile Ebbets Field crowd in 1919.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026
Sasaki’s only clean inning, the third, was made possible by catcher Dalton Rushing’s successful challenge of a called ball four against Tatís, flipping a walk into a strikeout.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2026
Democrat Mikie Sherrill, an Annapolis graduate, won 2025’s race for New Jersey governor partly by flipping some areas where Trump won in 2024.
From Slate • Jun. 24, 2026
This feature has a policy on flipping, but, unlike SoFi, it doesn’t assess any fees.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
This time, he nearly tore the pages flipping through them, trying to find some explanation.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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