"flipple" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: flipples [present, singular, third-person], flippling [participle, present], flippled [participle, past], flippled [past]
Rhymes: -ɪpəl Etymology: From flip + -le (frequentative suffix). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|flip|le|pos2=frequentative suffix}} flip + -le (frequentative suffix) Head templates: {{en-verb}} flipple (third-person singular simple present flipples, present participle flippling, simple past and past participle flippled)
  1. (transitive, intransitive, informal) To flip, flop, or fumble (through) repeatedly Tags: informal, intransitive, transitive

Inflected forms

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        {
          "ref": "1975, TV Guide:",
          "text": "When your picture flipples, it could be that 30 roaches are on a treadmill doing their exercises.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1999, Sam Nwanze, In Thy Hands, Oh God:",
          "text": "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'.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2003, J. Harry Duggan, Androids Rule:",
          "text": "Mars flippled on his communicator, tuned the orange screen into the info web, and began interrogating both star officers.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2012, Ira Nayman, Welcome to the Multiverse: Sorry for the inconvenience:",
          "text": "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!",
          "type": "quote"
        }
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        "To flip, flop, or fumble (through) repeatedly"
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        [
          "flip",
          "flip"
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        [
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          "fumble",
          "fumble"
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          "repeatedly"
        ]
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        "(transitive, intransitive, informal) To flip, flop, or fumble (through) repeatedly"
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          "ref": "1999, Sam Nwanze, In Thy Hands, Oh God:",
          "text": "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'.",
          "type": "quote"
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          "ref": "2003, J. Harry Duggan, Androids Rule:",
          "text": "Mars flippled on his communicator, tuned the orange screen into the info web, and began interrogating both star officers.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2012, Ira Nayman, Welcome to the Multiverse: Sorry for the inconvenience:",
          "text": "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!",
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        "(transitive, intransitive, informal) To flip, flop, or fumble (through) repeatedly"
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    }
  ],
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