flipped (out)

verb

past tense of flip (out), slang
1
as in melted down
to yield to mental or emotional stress a movie about a submarine captain who flips out when there's an emergency, leaving the crew to deal with it on their own

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2
as in had a fit
to become very angry when my wife saw that I had broken her great-grandmother's vase, she absolutely flipped out

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flipped (out)
  1. melted down
  2. snarled
  3. cracked
  4. angered
  5. choked
  6. snapped
  7. blew up
  8. glared
Verb
  • At one point, his statue in Charlottesville, Virginia, was melted down into two tons of bronze ingots.
    — Tara Sonenshine, Baltimore Sun, 11 July 2026
  • The Art Nouveau and Art Deco items taken are said to be made of crystal, gold, and semi-precious stones, and cannot be melted down.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 7 July 2026
Definition of melted down
Verb
  • The campaign of strikes, mostly targeting oil refineries and other energy infrastructure, has humiliated the Kremlin, snarled the logistics of its military, and forced many millions of Russians to suffer through rampant shortages of fuel.
    — Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
  • Each time, as the dog snarled and jumped backward, the bear would rear again with his back against the tree trunk, swinging his mighty paws in front of him as though daring Drive to come within reach.
    — Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 15 July 2026
Definition of snarled
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  • This voice-of-Google thing—a code I’d cracked for generating corpspeak with personality—slowly became a hot commodity.
    — Claire Stapleton, New Yorker, 18 July 2026
  • None of the group's other compositions have cracked 300 frames, but all of them have held on for years.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of cracked
Verb
  • However, the cyclops was a son of Poseidon, and this attack angered the sea god.
    — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 18 July 2026
  • Traditional funerals in which loved ones wash and prepare bodies have been restricted, which has angered some residents.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
Definition of angered
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  • Downwind of the disaster, Toronto, the largest city in the country, has been choked by wildfire smoke, turning the sky orange and plunging air quality levels to the worst in the world.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 15 July 2026
  • That student entered the circle, looped his arm around the boy’s neck and choked him.
    — Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 15 July 2026
Definition of choked
Verb
  • The lone goal allowed by goalkeeper Unai Simón was in the quarterfinal game against Belgium that snapped his World Cup record of 650 scoreless minutes.
    — STEPHEN HAWKINS, AJC.com, 14 July 2026
  • The New York Yankees snapped Jose Contreras’ winning streak at 17 decisions with a 6-5 win over the Chicago White Sox.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
Definition of snapped
Verb
  • But the gesture that surprised him most, Salazar said, may have been the time that one of Fanara’s cooks couldn’t get to work because his car’s engine blew up.
    — Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
  • All the hype and pageantry of an impending Conor McGregor return to the UFC Octagon on Saturday night blew up in smoke within seconds.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2026
Definition of blew up
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  • Although Brown was absent from Howe’s lyrics, his specter glared from between the lines, apocalyptic and militant.
    — Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 8 June 2026
  • The two-time Masters champion spun, glared at the spectator, grumbled under his breath and seemed to point out the person to security.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 18 May 2026
Definition of glared
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