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 In one example, it's seen flipping pages of sheet music on a stand as a guitarist plays the score. — New Atlas, 25 Aug. 2026 Gruters specifically predicted victories for Republican Senate candidates in Ohio, Maine, and Texas, where Democrats are eyeing flipping longtime Republican seats. — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 24 Aug. 2026 Wyndham Clark picked up his third win of 2026 on Sunday after flipping a switch down the stretch at the BMW Championship and fending off Rory McIlroy. — Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026 Its basic design belies its versatility and importance, from flipping items in a pan to scraping a bowl to preserve ingredients. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026 Democrats can take control by flipping a handful of seats in the House and Senate. — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026 The party won back control in 2024, flipping West Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Montana, after four years in the minority. — Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026 To grow the bottom line, executives are focused on both bolstering the network’s place as the cable bundle’s most valuable channel and reaching a new generation of fans who have largely swapped channel flipping with feed swiping. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 20 Aug. 2026 Posey, though, earned kudos for flipping infielder Luis Arraez, outfielder Heliot Ramos and pitchers Robbie Ray, Tyler Mahle, Erik Miller and Caleb Kilian for prospects, helping restock the Giants’ farm system. — Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026

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Verb

With a knee-skimming silhouette and lightweight denim fabric, the style offers the comfort of your favorite jeans with the sophisticated look of a skirt.

— Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026
At the lavish ceremony, the actress donned a pale-yellow, shoulder-skimming Valentino gown gifted to her by the designer.

— Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of skimming

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The Park District placed a life ring at Pratt Pier in September 2021, reversing a previous announcement.

— Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026
The Common App report showed double-digit declines in applications from Asia and Africa, but the number of European students applying to American campuses also fell by 4%, reversing years of steady increases.

— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 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

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The brain tissues of some animals were imaged with a technique called serial block-face scanning electron microscopy before hibernation, during it, and days after returning to consciousness.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 22 Aug. 2026
Doubting job descriptions and scanning for scams Candidates have more trust in job postings when companies share clear salary ranges as well as transparent expectations around workload and hours, a new Monster report found.

— Rachel Barber, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026