flip open
phrasal 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.
Examples of flip open in a Sentence
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When its minuscule trigger hairs are touched, the trapdoor flips open, and the tiny victim is sucked in along with water in milliseconds before the door closes again.
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Even the pulp was easy to remove thanks to a convenient hinge on the pulp spout that flips open, letting the hard-to-reach waste fall right out.
—Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Jan. 2026
When Watkins flipped open the visor of his helmet, Donnelly’s face had turned blue.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 26 July 2025
Winner: Tie Size and Design: Mostly the Same Both the Z Flip 7 and the Razr Ultra feature designs that harken back to the early aughts when cell phones flipped open and snapped shut.
—PC Magazine, 12 July 2025
Among the marchers was Gustavo Trejo, who showed a young girl how to flip open a purple, handheld fan before the parade began.
—Molly Gibbs, Sacbee.com, 15 June 2025
The 1934 Airflow Sedan, though, had an inconvenient turn radius and a massive steering wheel, but any sweat broken while wrestling a turn was cooled off by a breeze through the windshield, which flipped open like any other window on the car.
—Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 5 June 2025
At an entrepreneur fair during his sophomore year, in 2005, the physically slight Altman stood on a table, flipped open his phone, declared that geolocation was the future, and invited anyone interested to join him.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
As Thor continues staring in an incredibly focused way, Rhonda attempts to show him there's nothing to worry about by waving her hand in front of the can, activating the lid to flip open for trash.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Even the pulp was easy to remove thanks to a convenient hinge on the pulp spout that flips open, letting the hard-to-reach waste fall right out.
—Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Jan. 2026
When Watkins flipped open the visor of his helmet, Donnelly’s face had turned blue.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 26 July 2025
Winner: Tie Size and Design: Mostly the Same Both the Z Flip 7 and the Razr Ultra feature designs that harken back to the early aughts when cell phones flipped open and snapped shut.
—PC Magazine, 12 July 2025
Among the marchers was Gustavo Trejo, who showed a young girl how to flip open a purple, handheld fan before the parade began.
—Molly Gibbs, Sacbee.com, 15 June 2025
The 1934 Airflow Sedan, though, had an inconvenient turn radius and a massive steering wheel, but any sweat broken while wrestling a turn was cooled off by a breeze through the windshield, which flipped open like any other window on the car.
—Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 5 June 2025
At an entrepreneur fair during his sophomore year, in 2005, the physically slight Altman stood on a table, flipped open his phone, declared that geolocation was the future, and invited anyone interested to join him.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
As Thor continues staring in an incredibly focused way, Rhonda attempts to show him there's nothing to worry about by waving her hand in front of the can, activating the lid to flip open for trash.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Flip open.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flip%20open. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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