flip open
phrasal verb
flipped open; flipping open; flips open
: to open or to cause (something) to open with a quick movement
Her notebook flipped open.
She flipped open her notebook.
Examples of flip open in a Sentence
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The meeting began with one of the Adidas representatives flipping open a laptop and projecting a video onto a big screen.
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Pol Ballús, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Flip-up covers on the front and rear boxes open up a pair of rather meek storage areas for carrying your shopping bags around, and the rear cover makes a small concession to comfort, revealing a half-inch thick seat pad when it's fully flipped open.
—New Atlas, 11 Jan. 2025
Rotting Flesh and the Skeleton Underneath Eggers wanted the audience almost to smell the rotting flesh when the sarcophagus is flipped open.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 2 Jan. 2025
Seven burly latches along the case were easy to close, with no danger of getting snagged and flipping open—a risk with other protective case brands.
—The Editors, Outside Online, 18 Nov. 2024
Gone is the traditional square that flipped open at the top with 13 different formats made from 11 non-recyclable materials.
—Lily Templeton, WWD, 29 Oct. 2024
The cover screen is much larger than its predecessor’s at 3.6 inches, and the phone flips open to a full-length 6.9-inch OLED display.
—Quentyn Kennemer, The Verge, 13 June 2024
When American viewers flipped open the July 2, 1966, edition of TV Guide, they were treated to a bombshell story.
—Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2024
What to Consider The lid can flip open if not attached to the windscreens.
—Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 21 Mar. 2024
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Pol Ballús, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Flip-up covers on the front and rear boxes open up a pair of rather meek storage areas for carrying your shopping bags around, and the rear cover makes a small concession to comfort, revealing a half-inch thick seat pad when it's fully flipped open.
—New Atlas, 11 Jan. 2025
Rotting Flesh and the Skeleton Underneath Eggers wanted the audience almost to smell the rotting flesh when the sarcophagus is flipped open.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 2 Jan. 2025
Seven burly latches along the case were easy to close, with no danger of getting snagged and flipping open—a risk with other protective case brands.
—The Editors, Outside Online, 18 Nov. 2024
Gone is the traditional square that flipped open at the top with 13 different formats made from 11 non-recyclable materials.
—Lily Templeton, WWD, 29 Oct. 2024
The cover screen is much larger than its predecessor’s at 3.6 inches, and the phone flips open to a full-length 6.9-inch OLED display.
—Quentyn Kennemer, The Verge, 13 June 2024
When American viewers flipped open the July 2, 1966, edition of TV Guide, they were treated to a bombshell story.
—Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2024
What to Consider The lid can flip open if not attached to the windscreens.
—Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 21 Mar. 2024
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“Flip open.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flip%20open. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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