"flipple" meaning in English

See flipple in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

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
    Sense id: en-flipple-en-verb-AWsFfo7o Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -le

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for flipple meaning in English (2.4kB)

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          "ref": "1999, Sam Nwanze, In Thy Hands, Oh God",
          "text": "I was flippling through the gazzette when I saw \"promotions\". I saw \"C. Omeben\" promoted to ASP.\" I jumped up and took the gazzette and ran to my father in the house. 'Papa, Papa', I screemed, 'oh, they have published my name as ASP now'.",
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          "ref": "2003, J. Harry Duggan, Androids Rule",
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        {
          "ref": "2012, Ira Nayman, Welcome to the Multiverse: Sorry for the inconvenience",
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        "(transitive, intransitive, informal) To flip, flop, or fumble (through) repeatedly"
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