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dips out

dips out is the third-person singular simple present indicative of dip out.

Meaning of dip out

Verb

dip out (third-person singular simple present dips out, present participle dipping out, simple past and past participle dipped out)

  1. (informal) To leave a place without informing anyone.
  2. To miss out on seeing a bird, especially one that is rare or difficult to observe.
    • That was how I dipped out on a Tree Pipit! Which, of course, balanced up the stringy Hawfinch, so fair enough.1983, Bill Oddie, Gone Birding, London: Methuen, page 27

Questions about dips out

What is dips out the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Dips out is the third-person singular simple present indicative of dip out.

Words near dips out in the dictionary

  1. dips one's finger in
  2. dips one's pen in someone's inkwell
  3. dips one's toe in
  4. dips one's toe in the water
  5. dips one's wick
  6. dips out
  7. dipsacaceous
  8. dipsaceous
  9. dipsacoside
  10. dipsacosides
  11. dipsadid

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