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flipple

flipple verb: to flip, flop, or fumble (through) repeatedly.

Verb

flipple (third-person singular simple present flipples, present participle flippling, simple past and past participle flippled)

  1. (ambitransitive, informal) To flip, flop, or fumble (through) repeatedly
    • When your picture flipples, it could be that 30 roaches are on a treadmill doing their exercises.1975, TV Guide
    • I was flippling through the gazzette^([sic]) when I saw "promotions". I saw "C. Omeben" promoted to ASP." I jumped up and took the gazzette^([sic]) and ran to my father in the house. 'Papa, Papa', I screemed,^([sic]) 'oh, they have published my name as ASP now'.1999, Sam Nwanze, In Thy Hands, Oh God

Examples of flipple in a sentence

  • Mars flippled on his communicator, tuned the orange screen into the info web, and began interrogating both star officers.2003, J. Harry Duggan, Androids Rule:
  • The Generals had not noticed, in their strong desire to win the goofy arms race That the spring flopped and flooped and flippled all over the place!2012, Ira Nayman, Welcome to the Multiverse: Sorry for the inconvenience:

Forms of flipple

third-person singular presentflipples
present participleflippling
past participleflippled
pastflippled

Origin of flipple

From flip + -le (frequentative suffix).

Words that rhyme with flipple

Questions about flipple

What does flipple mean?
Flipple means to flip, flop, or fumble (through) repeatedly.
How do you use flipple in a sentence?
Mars flippled on his communicator, tuned the orange screen into the info web, and began interrogating both star officers.
What part of speech is flipple?
Flipple is a verb.
What is the past tense of flipple?
The past tense of flipple is flippled.

Words near flipple in the dictionary

  1. flipping through
  2. flippings
  3. Flippins
  4. flippity-flop
  5. flippity-floppity
  6. flipple
  7. flippled
  8. flipples
  9. flippling
  10. Flippo
  11. Flippos

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