flipper Meaning & Definition
What Does Flipper Mean?
Flipper is a noun that means In marine mammals such as whales (or other secondarily aquatic animals such as sea turtles), a wide, flat limb adapted for swimming. It is also used to mean A wide, flat, paddle-like rubber covering for the foot, used in swimming. As a verb, it means To lift one or both flippers out of the water and slap the surface of the water.
Flipper: Key Facts
| Part of speech | noun, verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈflɪpə/ |
| Synonyms | fin, fins and flippers |
| Plural | flippers |
| Verb forms | flippers, flippering, flippered |
Flipper Definition (Noun)
- In marine mammals such as whales (or other secondarily aquatic animals such as sea turtles), a wide, flat limb adapted for swimming.
- A wide, flat, paddle-like rubber covering for the foot, used in swimming.
- A flat lever in a pinball machine, triggered by the player to strike the ball and keep it in play.
- A small flat used to support a larger one.
- A type of ball bowled by a leg spin bowler, which spins backwards and skids off the pitch with a low bounce.
- Television remote control, clicker.
- The hand.
- A kind of false tooth, usually temporary.
- A kitchen spatula.
- Someone who flips, in the sense of buying a house or other asset and selling it quickly for profit.
- Someone who flips in any other sense, for example throwing a coin.
Flipper as a Verb
- To lift one or both flippers out of the water and slap the surface of the water.
Noun
- In marine mammals such as whales, a wide flat limb, adapted for swimming.
- A flat, wide, paddle-like rubber covering for the foot, used in swimming.
Synonyms of Flipper
Flipper synonyms and antonyms →Word Forms & Grammar
flipper (plural flippers)
flipper (third-person singular simple present flippers, present participle flippering, simple past and past participle flippered)
Words That Rhyme With Flipper
Origin of Flipper
From flip + -er. Compare Saterland Frisian Flappert (“flipper, wing”).
Common Questions About Flipper
Is flipper a noun or a verb?
Flipper is mainly used as a noun, but it can also be used as a verb.
What is another word for flipper?
Close synonyms of flipper are fin, fins and flippers. See the full list of flipper synonyms and antonyms.
What is the plural of flipper?
The plural of flipper is flippers.
What is the past tense of flipper?
The past tense of flipper is flippered. The present participle is flippering.