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flipping

/ˈflɪpɪŋ/
Meanings

  • the act of turning over or reversing the direction of something

    - "He took a coin from his pocket and flicked it onto the table."
    - "When the wind is strong enough, the sailboat will flip over and capsize."
Synonyms

toss , turn , turn over
Rhymes
Words rhyming with flipping
flapping , clapping , tapping , wrapping , rapping , snapping , clapping , tapping , wrapping , rapping , snapping , popping
Homonyms
Words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins

  1. flipping, flapjack () : The term 'flipping' refers to the act of turning over or reversing the direction of something, such as a pancake during the cooking process, known as 'flapjacks'. The term 'flipping' can also refer to the act of buying and selling a security or a group of securities in order to profit from the difference in price between the time of purchase and the time of sale.

Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

  1. flipping, slippery, slipping, flapping, clapping, tapping, wrapping, rapping, snapping, popping

Variants
List of all variants of flipping that leads to same result
flip , flip the script , flipped , flipped the script , flipping , flipping the script , flips , flips the script , flip off , flipped off , flipping off , flips off , flip out , flipped out , flipping out , flips out , flip open , flipped open , flipping open , flips open
Etymology
origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

The word 'flipping' is derived from the verb 'flip', which means to turn over or reverse the direction of something. The verb 'flip' is believed to have originated from the Middle English word 'flippien', which meant to turn over or flip something over.

Trivia
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  1. {"question"=>"What is the origin of the term 'flipping'?", "answer"=>"The origin of the term 'flipping' can be traced back to the Middle English word 'flippien', which meant to turn over or flip something over. Over time, the term 'flippien' evolved into the modern English term 'flipping'."}

Culture
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["In popular culture, the term 'flipping' is often used to refer to the act of buying a property at a low price, making improvements to it, and then selling it at a profit.", "The term 'flipping' is also used in the context of electronic devices, where it refers to the process of selling a used electronic device at a profit.", "The term 'flipping' is also used in the context of financial markets, where it refers to the process of buying and selling a security, or a group of securities, in order to profit from the difference in price between the time of purchase and the time of sale.", "The term 'flipping' is also used in the context of video games, where it refers to the process of selling a virtual item or asset in a video game, and then using the proceeds from the sale to purchase another virtual item or asset in the same or another video game.", "The term 'flipping' is also used in the context of programming or computer science, where it refers to the process of reversing the direction of a variable or a data stream, or the process of changing the order or the sequence of instructions in a program or in a set of algorithms.", "The term 'flipping' is also used in the context of linguistics or language studies, where it refers to the process of changing the orientation or the perspective of a sentence, or the process of altering the point of view or the voice of a speaker in a text or in a discourse.", "The term 'flipping' is also used in the context of mathematics or mathematical studies, where it refers to the process of changing the direction or the orientation of a mathematical problem, or the process of reversing the sign or the value of a mathematical expression, or the process of altering the position or the arrangement of the terms or the variables in a mathematical equation."]

How to Memorize "flipping"

  1. mnemonic

    - To memorize the meaning of the term 'flipping', you can use the following mnemonic: 'Flipping' is like 'flapjacks', where you turn them over during the cooking process. So, whenever you come across the term 'flipping', just remember that it refers to the act of turning over or reversing the direction of something.

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