flip
verb (used with object)
to toss or put in motion with a sudden impulse, as with a snap of a finger and thumb, especially so as to cause to turn over in the air.
were flipping
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past progressiveof flip.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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A report filed by public safety staff at the institute said the cleaner thought they were flipping the breaker on when they actually turned it off, the New York Post reported,
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2023
And by that, I mean they were flipping tables across the land a la Teresa Giudice circa 2008.
From Salon ● Apr. 2, 2023
Because the Britons were widely favored at this point, men were flipping everywhere.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 29, 2019
It's a drill commonly used during warmups for high school basketball games, except the 49ers were flipping a football to each other instead of a basketball.
From US News ● Sep. 18, 2016
As we were flipping through the stack the week after we got home, I picked out several to send to Martin.
From "I Will Always Write Back" by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda
