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flipping

[flip-ing] / ˈflɪp ɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
exultant
Synonyms
STRONGEST
delighted ecstatic elated joyful joyous jubilant overjoyed triumphant
WEAK
blown-away exulting flushed flying gleeful high rejoicing reveling transported turned on wowed
Antonyms
STRONGEST
depressed disappointed miserable sad sorrowful troubled unhappy
WEAK
discouraged
ADJECTIVE
joyful
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cheerful cheery ecstatic elated enjoyable festive heartening joyous jubilant lighthearted merry pleasurable rapturous upbeat
WEAK
blithesome delighted doing handsprings effervescent enraptured expansive flying gay glad gladsome gratified high jocund jolly jovial overjoyed pleased popping satisfied sunny transported
Antonyms
STRONGEST
depressed disagreeable down gloomy grave sad serious sorrowful troubled unhappy unpleasant upset
WEAK
miserable
ADJECTIVE
jubilant
Synonyms
STRONGEST
elated euphoric excited exuberant exultant glad joyous overjoyed pleased triumphal triumphant
WEAK
celebrating doing handsprings enraptured exulting flying gleeful rejoicing rhapsodic thrilled tickled
Antonyms
STRONGEST
depressed discouraged sad sorrowful unexcited unhappy

Example Sentences

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At an overseas education consultancy in the Indian capital, Delhi, students sit with their parents, flipping through brochures from universities in Italy, Germany and Australia.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Across the way, skateboarders do their thing on the Neighbors Skate Shop ramp, flipping and flexing, making sculptures out of their bodies in midair, while others double-dutch or Hula-Hoop in exacting harmony.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

“This market requires investors to stay hedged and nimble as new information hits the tape, but we caution against flipping short as current positioning is prone to squeeze risk amid potential resolution headlines,” they said.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

She wedges garbage cans into corners to prevent flipping, and warns her guests not to leave their coats within Stella’s reach.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

When she flipped it over with her bamboo flipping stick and then neatly back into her banana leaf, it was just bread, because cooking bread was what she had to do today.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr