flip open

verb

flipped open; flipping open; flips open
: to open or to cause (something) to open with a quick movement
Her notebook flipped open.
She flipped open her notebook.

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“Flip open.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flip%20open. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.

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