tipping
Meaning
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- The practice of leaving a tip (gratuity).
- The act by which something is tipped or inclined.
- The dumping of rubbish.
- A distinct articulation given in playing quick notes on the flute, by striking the tongue against the roof of the mouth; double-tonguing.
- A competition where entrants aim to tip (predict) the outcomes of sporting events.
Synonyms
Frequency
Etymology
From tip + -ing.
New
tip
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- The extreme end of something, especially when pointed; e.g. the sharp end of a pencil.
- A piece of metal, fabric or other material used to cover the top of something for protection, utility or decoration.
- The end of a bow of a stringed instrument that is not held.
- A small piece of meat.
- A piece of stiffened lining pasted on the inside of a hat crown.
- A thin, boarded brush made of camel's hair, used by gilders in lifting gold leaf.
- Synonym of eartip (“part of earbuds”)
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