FLIPPING Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

flipping

verb

present participle of flip

as in skimming

to turn over pages in an idle or cursory manner flip through this home decorating book to see if there's anything we could use

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as in reversing

to change the position of (an object) so that the opposite side or end is showing flip the coin over

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Recent Examples of flipping Brush the ribs with the cola barbecue sauce on both sides and grill or broil for 10 minutes, flipping once, until charred on each side. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026 Multiple approaches have been attempted to reduce these errors, such as the development of logical qubits, which combine multiple physical qubits into a large virtual one, or flipping the errors themselves to arrive at the correct answers. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026 Even within the personal, flipping the principle changed everything. — Brendan Keegan, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026 Surpassing one of these limits isn’t a recipe for automatic doom, like flipping a switch. — Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 21 Sep. 2026 At one point, she could be seen lying across the hood of the car and flipping over to face down before laughing and getting up to stand on the vehicle. — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2026 Boley dropped the pass in stride for a 25-yard touchdown with 20 seconds left, flipping KU’s 7-3 lead into a 10-7 halftime deficit. — Taylor Eldridge, Kansas City Star, 19 Sep. 2026 Fender scooping me, flipping me like a big spatula, into the air. — CBS News, 19 Sep. 2026 In a momentum-flipping, third-quarter play, Southlake Carroll’s punter dropped a snap, and Jeremiah Taylor capitalized, forcing a fumble. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 2026

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Verb

Meanwhile, those with a more feminine sensibility will find more versatility in a streamlined waist-skimming cut.

— Alison Syrett Cleary, InStyle, 18 Sep. 2026
The wispy brow-skimming strands cover still cover the forehead while blending seamlessly into her tousled waves thanks to face-framing layers that fan out toward her cheekbones.

— Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of skimming

Verb

Some species have recently been observed reversing their development from adult to larval stages.

— Marlowe Starling, Quanta Magazine, 16 Sep. 2026
The Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the first time since 2023 on Wednesday, reversing course as the Iran war drives up global energy prices and fuels inflation.

— Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of reversing

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British Prime Minister Andy Burnham is handing Ukraine the blueprints to a valuable piece of his country’s military technology, thumbing his nose at a Kremlin that says the United Kingdom is now a party in the conflict.

— Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 24 Aug. 2026
Hawkins, by contrast, almost seems to be thumbing his nose at the whole concept of existing as a complex, nuanced human being.

— Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 16 July 2026

Definition of thumbing

Verb

Amazon blocked Meta's Muse from scanning its site to shop on behalf of customers, following similar moves against Perplexity, OpenAI and Google.

— Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026
Rutledge gave major kudos to John at Trinity Wheel Company for buying a legit Lightning wheel, 3D-scanning it, and recreating it in CAD.

— Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 23 Sep. 2026