tipping
/ˈtɪpɪŋ/
tipping noun: the practice of leaving a tip (gratuity). Also the present participle and gerund of tip.
Noun
tipping (countable and uncountable, plural tippings)
- The practice of leaving a tip (gratuity).
- The act by which something is tipped or inclined.
- Hat-tippings and cap-doffings are of course of a different nature to more elaborate verbal greetings. In etiquette manuals they may be described as incentives to a conversation, but in practice they seem to have been quite ceremonial.2013, Peter Andersson, Streetlife in Late Victorian London: The Constable and the Crowd
- The dumping of rubbish.
- Near-synonym: landfilling
- Synonyms:
- landfilling
- A distinct articulation given in playing quick notes on the flute, by striking the tongue against the roof of the mouth; double-tonguing.
- The metal tip of a fountain pen.
- A competition where entrants aim to tip (predict) the outcomes of sporting events.
- Cats fan Mr Burke received a handsome trophy from Balmoral Grove for his feat but is no stranger to cleaning up, having won the tipping at The Break three years in a row and also done well at The National Hotel.2016 September 16, Danny Lannen, “Grovedale nursing home footy tips king taking it one season at a time”, in The Geelong Advertiser
Proper noun capitalized: Tipping
Tipping (plural Tippings)
- A surname transferred from the given name.
Also used as
tipping is also the present participle and gerund of tip.
tipping meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
tipping in Hindi
- टिपिंग, टिपिंग करना
tipping in Tamil
- டிப்பிங்
tipping in Marathi
- टिपिंग, टिपिंग करणे, टिपिंग करण्यासाठी
tipping in Urdu
- ٹپنگ, ٹپنگ کرنا
More languagesFewer languages
- tipping in Bengali
- টিপিং, টিপিংগ, টিপিং করার জন্য
- tipping in Telugu
- టిపింగ్, టిప్పింగ్, టిప్ చేయడం
- tipping in Malayalam
- ടിപ്പിംഗ്, ടിപ്പിംഗിലേക്ക്, ടിപ്പിങ്ങിലേക്ക്
- tipping in Kannada
- ಟಿಪಿಂಗ್, ಟಿಪ್ಪಿಂಗ್, ಟಿಪ್ ಮಾಡುವುದು
- tipping in Punjabi
- ਟਿਪਿੰਗ, ਟਿੱਪਿੰਗ, ਟੀਪਿੰਗ
- tipping in Gujarati
- ટિપિંગ, ટીપિંગ, ટીપીંગ
- tipping in Odia
- ଟିପିଙ୍ଗ, ଟିପିଙ୍ଗ୍, ଟିପିଂ
- tipping in Nepali
- टिपिङ, टिप्पिङ
Synonyms of tipping
Forms of tipping
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | tippings |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Tippings |
Origin of tipping
From tip + -ing.
From a pet form of the Old English *Tippa, a personal name of uncertain origin.
Words formed from tipping
Phrases with tipping
- tipping up
- tipping off
- tipping out
- tipping back
- tipping down
- tipping over
- tipping points
- tipping it down
- tipping elements
- tipping the gaff
- tipping the wink
- tipping one's hat
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Questions about tipping
- What does tipping mean?
- Tipping means the practice of leaving a tip (gratuity).
- What is tipping in Hindi?
- Tipping in Hindi is टिपिंग, टिपिंग करना. See Tipping meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is tipping?
- Tipping can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce tipping?
- Tipping is pronounced /ˈtɪpɪŋ/.
- What is the plural of tipping?
- The plural of tipping is tippings.
Words near tipping in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: tipping (page history and authors); Tipping (page history and authors); tipping (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tipping (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tipping (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tipping (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tipping (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tipping (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tipping (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tipping (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tipping (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tipping (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tipping (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tipping (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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