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verb

ˈflip How to pronounce flip (audio)
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1
as in to skim
to turn over pages in an idle or cursory manner flip through this home decorating book to see if there's anything we could use

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2
as in to reverse
to change the position of (an object) so that the opposite side or end is showing flip the coin over

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flip

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adjective

as in cute
making light of something usually regarded as serious or sacred made some flip comment about the marriage between the old man and the considerably younger woman

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Recent Examples of flip
Verb
Spend the afternoon flipping through the racks, discovering hidden gems, and walking away with a piece of fashion history (or two). — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2025 Like every season, the play across the NHL has ramped up considerably since the calendar flipped to March. — Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
The inspector saw a roach on a kitchen prep table, another on a flip top cookline cooler and two more promenading about the kitchen floor. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2025 During the two-hour series premiere on Jan. 29, viewers are introduced to Christina’s contractor, Michael Lange, and her design partner, Kylie Wing, who step up to help her with a kitchen renovation for her flip property. — Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 30 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for flip
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flip
  1. skim
  2. reverse
  3. cute
  4. thumb
  5. wise
  6. leaf
  7. playful
Verb
  • Most of the Wildcats’ most incisive passes skimmed across the turf, immune to the same gusts that could knock a long ball off-course in the air.
    — Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025
  • May is when the action really kicks off, with live music every Sunday, a Pride weekend May 17 and 18, and the semi-thawing of Lake Reveal, a high alpine lake that skiers and riders try to skim—and often sink into.
    — Anna Fiorentino, AFAR Media, 28 Feb. 2025
Definition of skim
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  • The city could face a devastating economic collapse if the Trump administration’s decision to revoke TPS is not reversed.
    — Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
  • The president, however, swiftly reversed course on the levies on imports from Mexico and Canada, pausing the tariffs covered under a 2020 trade deal negotiated during his first administration until April 2.
    — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of reverse
Adjective
  • His rapping has a frail, slithering quality; his vocal tone morphs between cute squeakiness and ragged rottweiler growls.
    — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 21 Mar. 2025
  • This Mainstays set accomplishes both goals and is so cute for summer.
    — Megan Schaltegger, Travel + Leisure, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of cute
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  • And in that instance, thumbs down might actually have meant spare the fellow, put your sword down.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Many thumbed their noses at the prospect of forgoing their advice and consent role, even for the president of their own party.
    — Ramsey Touchberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 15 Feb. 2025
Definition of thumb
Adjective
  • Here, Forbes Coaches Council members share wise strategies for tactfully and strategically highlighting your contributions at work.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Speaking of family, Nivola’s parents gave him some wise advice.
    — Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 16 Mar. 2025
Definition of wise
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  • This is because of the increasing demands for networking and switches to connect exponentially larger clusters, from spine to leaf in the front end and back end, rack to rack and accelerator to accelerator.
    — Beth Kindig, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Such a cacophony means that the reader keeps having to leaf back to make sense of the storyline.
    — Ruth Margalit, The New York Review of Books, 30 Mar. 2023
Definition of leaf
Adjective
  • Designers are leaning into contrast, pairing breezy fabrics with tailored precision while a muted yet playful color palette sets the tone.
    — Jailynn Taylor, Essence, 19 Mar. 2025
  • At the same time, Scott’s act of mass ventriloquism—patient, playful, physically astute and ultimately brave—clarifies something at the heart of Chekhov’s play.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2025
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