- present participle of flip.
flipping
Example Sentences
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By flipping out at anyone who brings it up, they’re only ensuring more people are paying attention.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2026
This fallacy is perhaps best understood in the context of flipping a coin.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
People line up and turn toward one another in pairs to salsa dance, then shift to breakdancing, spinning on their heads and flipping.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
But for Walter, there is little precedent for flipping a sports asset so quickly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
The old man pushed the pile of middle school debris into the corner, then pulled out a million keys, flipping through them like pages of a book.
From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds
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