flippen — meaning in English

English meaning

• skim verb To read something quickly, picking up only the main points.
• skip verb To move along lightly with a hop in each step.

Senses

flippen is used for these senses in English:

• skim (transitive) To throw an object so it bounces on water.
• skip (transitive) To throw (something), making it skim, ricochet, or bounce over a surface.

skim — full definition

1. verb To read something quickly, picking up only the main points.
2. verb To move or pass lightly and quickly along or just above a surface.
3. verb To remove a substance floating on top of a liquid.
4. verb To illegally copy card details, or steal small amounts of money from transactions, without detection.

skip — full definition

1. verb To move along lightly with a hop in each step.
2. verb To leave out or not do something you would normally do.
3. verb To not attend something, especially a class or meeting.
4. verb To leave suddenly, often to avoid trouble.
5. noun (UK) A large open container for waste and rubble, often left outside a building site.

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