fillips 1 of 2

noun

plural of fillip
as in swipes
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument gave him a sharp fillip on the noggin with her teakettle

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verb

present tense third-person singular of fillip
as in stimulates
to give life, vigor, or spirit to used a splash of orange-flavored liqueur to fillip the otherwise ordinary cranberry sauce

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Recent Examples of fillips
Noun
There are micro-twists within the major ones, expressive fillips that blend confessions and aphorisms, and grand reflections along with jousts of seductive wit. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fillips
  1. swipes
  2. stimulates
  3. blows
  4. stirs
  5. punches
  6. spikes
  7. thumps
  8. thuds
Noun
  • Think of it like a team of pickpockets, one of which walks up to ask you for directions while the other swipes your wallet.
    — Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 10 July 2026
  • Make careful vertical swipes, run the vegetable peeler down the sides of the fruit, following its curves to trim closely between the skin and the flesh.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 July 2026
Definition of swipes
Verb
  • The Chinese variant actually stimulates economic activity as corrupt officials sell the rights to monetize unproductive state assets to private enterprises.
    — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 14 July 2026
  • Ancient techniques include Kobido, a Japanese holistic massage that restores balance and stimulates the muscles through rhythmic tapping and fast hand movements across the face and neck.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 July 2026
Definition of stimulates
Noun
  • Holloway, even a Holloway who is nearing the end of his career with a somewhat suspect chin and ability to absorb heavy blows, wins this fight more times than not.
    — Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • Rolling with the punches, though, is harder when the blows keep landing on the starting rotation.
    — Jesús Cano, New York Times, 7 July 2026
Definition of blows
Verb
  • The nurturing Moon stirs your 11th House of Friends, squaring intense Pluto in your 8th House of Intimacy, so loyalty may clash with privacy, money, or emotional bandwidth.
    — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2026
  • Atlantic tropics are quiet while Pacific stirs In the Atlantic basin, forecasters are predicting a quiet stretch of weather.
    — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 22 June 2026
Definition of stirs
Noun
  • There was a June 1977 friendly in Buenos Aires where punches were thrown and players were ejected.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 July 2026
  • But the Azteca started to change that, with that long second half rearguard, the deep 5-3-1, those endless headers and blocks and punches.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 12 July 2026
Definition of punches
Verb
  • On extreme heat days above 90°F, that risk spikes by nearly 10%.
    — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 13 July 2026
  • When spending on that third agent suddenly spikes, the immediate question isn’t how to reduce costs.
    — Priya Sawant, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of spikes
Noun
  • Agents yelled from every direction, and the thumps of a news helicopter overhead were deafening.
    — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
  • You’ll be thrown around in your seat, which moves in sync with the action, along with thumps in the back, splashes of water, blasts of air, smoke, and flashes of light.
    — Benny Har-Even, Forbes.com, 21 May 2026
Definition of thumps
Noun
  • Rapp, up on Taft Point, heard two thuds.
    — Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
  • Likewise, the score by Tony Doogan leans too heavily on generic electronic thuds, the kind that segue into a commercial break cliffhanger and an ad for blood pressure medicine.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Definition of thuds

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“Fillips.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fillips. Accessed 17 Jul. 2026.

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