Definitions

flipper

[flip-er] / ˈflɪp ər /

NOUN

arm

Synonyms

STRONGEST

branch rod wing

STRONG

bender biceps bough bow fin flapper handle hook member offshoot projection prong stump triceps

WEAK

upper arm

Antonyms

STRONGEST

leg

WEAK

body

NOUN

extremity

Synonyms

STRONGEST

limb

STRONG

backside finger foot hand leg paw posterior toe

Antonyms

STRONG

front

NOUN

fin

Synonyms

STRONG

appendage pinna

Example Sentences

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This one, a 200-plus-pounder named Meatloaf, similarly suffered a flipper injury.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

In fact, as with Porkchop, it was wound tightly around her front right flipper.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

"I picked it up and thought I saw a movement in one flipper, so I carried it back to the campsite".

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

Even down a flipper, she’s expected to be able to manage in the wild.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026

“Can you understand me, Seth? Slap your flipper three times if you grasp what I am saying.”

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull