flipping (out)

verb

present participle of flip (out), slang
1
as in losing it
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 having 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 flipping (out)
  1. melting down
  2. snarling
  3. cracking
  4. blowing up
  5. choking
  6. angering
  7. breaking up
  8. glaring
Verb
  • This one appears quick opaque and viscous, but actually does a nice job at melting down onto the skin and absorbing quickly.
    — Lucy Partington, Glamour, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Gossip blogger Perez Hilton was reportedly treated for a drug overdose after melting down during a livestream that caused concerns of self-harm.
    — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of melting down
Verb
  • The westbound lanes of Interstate 30 were closed, snarling traffic for the morning commute as crews worked to clear the scene.
    — Briauna Brown, CBS News, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Dmitriev followed up by posting a meme about the new global world order — an American eagle and a Russian bear together snarling at a British lion over the fate of a fracturing European continent.
    — Tom Jurkowsky, Baltimore Sun, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of snarling
Verb
  • Their success in cracking the code gave the Allies critical intelligence and helped turn the tide of World War II.
    — Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026
  • But sadly for the multi trillion dollar company, some of the larger, inner screens on its $2,000-plus devices are already cracking, and early postmortems point to their faulty hinge design.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of cracking
Verb
  • The Defense Secretary at the president’s direction are blowing up fishing boats in the middle of oceans.
    — NBC news, NBC news, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Your phone is blowing up with text messages urging you to vote.
    — Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of blowing up
Verb
  • If someone is choking and first aid measures fail to dislodge the obstruction, call 911, the agency said.
    — Gagandeep Singh, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The consistency of the food and his slower eating pace led to fewer choking incidents versus some grainier, more tempting formulas.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of choking
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  • Data center demand began driving up electric bills last year across a 13-state electricity grid stretching from Illinois to New Jersey and Maryland, angering ratepayers.
    — Marc Levy, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Indeed, the survey showed that use of the horn is the most common action when drivers consider another driver to be annoying or angering them.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of angering
Verb
  • Those victories contributed to a blue wave that hit the Kansas House, breaking up the Republican Party’s supermajority in the chamber.
    — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Some members of Congress have called for breaking up the companies.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of breaking up
Verb
  • All three have suffered significant injuries, turning that unit from a Panthers strength into a glaring weakness.
    — Sam Jane, Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The problems — an inconsistent pass rush, short-yardage struggles and too many penalties — have been glaring.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of glaring
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“Flipping (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flipping%20%28out%29. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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