flipped

Variant of flip

transitive verb flipped, flipping

  1. to toss or move with a quick jerk; flick: flip the drawer shut
  2. to snap (a coin) into the air with the thumb, as in betting on which side will land uppermost
  3. to turn or turn over: to flip pages in a book

Origin: echoic

intransitive verb

  1. to make a quick, light stroke, as with the finger or a whip; snap
  2. to move jerkily
  3. to flip a coin, as in letting chance decide something
  4. to turn over quickly; specif., to execute a flip
  5. to look (through) in a quick, random manner
  6. Slang to lose self-control as a result of excitement, anger, madness, etc.

noun

  1. the act or motion of flipping; snap, tap, jerk, or toss
  2. a somersault in the air
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