flip 1 of 2

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

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Recent Examples of flip
Verb
Some of those 34 seats are considered safe for one party or the other, but a number of races are highly competitive or likely to flip. Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2024 Consumers who crossed battery electric vehicles off their lists because of price, may think about flipping their pencils around and erasing that strike-through. Ed Garsten, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
Adjective
At least twice this summer, she's been seen carrying St Agni's ludicrously capacious Oversized Nubuck Satchel with casual white T-shirts and lounge pants that puddle around her flip flops or glove flats. Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 20 Oct. 2024 Driving here takes you past a flip book of silver birch and lakes, pines and lakes. Rick Jordan, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for flip 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flip
Verb
  • Great shopping, luxury hotels, and proximity to beaches and parks only add to Savannah’s allure — and that’s barely skimming the surface of this quintessential southern city.
    Karen Norian, Travel + Leisure, 30 Oct. 2024
  • The two-part title story tells of a husband and wife who fled Mexico after the husband made a fortune by skimming from his job in the public works department.
    Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 10 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • The players and Utah State aimed to contest Fleming's eligibility to compete in the upcoming tournament and to reverse the six conference wins awarded to San Jose State after teams forfeited over Fleming's presence.
    Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 30 Nov. 2024
  • Indigenous stewardship of ancestral rainforests can reverse that trend.
    Nemonte Nenquimo, WIRED, 29 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • Lisa Says Gah, the Bow Pant, $148 For the friend with flair, these mesh lacrosse pants are the perfect balance of comfortable and cute.
    Romany Williams, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
  • There are also a number of great stocking stuffers available right now, like cute Ankle Socks (just $8) or a travel-ready Leather Card Case With Magnet (only $13).
    Kristine Thomason, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • The bass tones flowed thumbed beautifully and distortion-free from this 120-decibel speaker, thanks to the 6-by-9-inch woofer.
    Jakob Schiller, Outside Online, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Rather than accommodating Washington, however, Netanyahu thumbed his nose at Obama in the United Nations, Congress, and other venues.
    Chris Miller, Foreign Affairs, 3 Nov. 2015
Adjective
  • Most important, sound wise, was the Vox AC15 amplifier.
    Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Nov. 2024
  • At the beginning of the first film, the Emperor is the kindly, wise, old Marcus Aurelius (Richard Harris).
    Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 19 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • 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
  • The trees should leaf out normally.
    oregonlive, oregonlive, 11 June 2022
Adjective
  • Beautiful, playful, discerning, and endlessly curious, cats are wonderful companions.
    Simon Hill, WIRED, 23 Nov. 2024
  • Still, at family gatherings and in cheesy movies, mistletoe remains the catalyst of many an awkward or playful holiday peck.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024

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“Flip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flip. Accessed 4 Dec. 2024.

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