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tipping the balance

tipping the balance is the present participle and gerund of tip the balance.

Meaning of tip the balance

Verb

tip the balance (third-person singular simple present tips the balance, present participle tipping the balance, simple past and past participle tipped the balance)

  1. Synonym of tip the scales.
    Synonyms:
    tip the scales

Questions about tipping the balance

What is tipping the balance the present participle and gerund of?
Tipping the balance is the present participle and gerund of tip the balance.

Words near tipping the balance in the dictionary

  1. tipping out
  2. tipping over
  3. tipping point
  4. tipping points
  5. tipping someone's velvet
  6. tipping the balance
  7. tipping the daddle
  8. tipping the double
  9. tipping the gaff
  10. tipping the scale
  11. tipping the scales

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