flipping
/ˈflɪpɪŋ/adjective
उच्चारण फ़्लिपिंग
(झुंझलाहट में) कमबख्त, नामुराद
Core word
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[only before noun] British, informal
used as a mild swear word by some people to show that they are annoyed
(झुंझलाहट में) कमबख्त, नामुराद
- Where's the flipping remote?
- It's flipping freezing in here!
- I've missed the flipping bus again!
+ 2 more examples
- Turn off that flipping noise, please.
- It's a flipping long way to walk.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
flipping + noun
Placed before a noun, it is a mild informal word that adds annoyance without being rude; it is mostly British.
Noun से पहले आकर यह हल्का अनौपचारिक शब्द है जो बिना अभद्र हुए झुंझलाहट जताता है; यह मुख्यतः ब्रिटिश प्रयोग है।
- I can't find my flipping keys.
- This flipping rain has not stopped all week.
flipping + adjective (intensifier)
It can also add emphasis before an adjective, as a softer form of a stronger word.
यह adjective से पहले जोर देने के लिए भी आ सकता है, किसी कड़े शब्द के नरम रूप में।
- It is flipping cold in this room.
flipping (verb-ing form)
Do not confuse it with the -ing form of the verb flip, which just means turning something over.
इसे क्रिया 'flip' के -ing रूप से न मिलाएँ, जिसका अर्थ केवल पलटना है।
- He was flipping a coin while he waited.
flipping + exclamation
Short exclamations such as flipping heck or flipping hell show surprise or irritation in a mild way.
'Flipping heck' जैसे छोटे उद्गार हल्के ढंग से आश्चर्य या झुंझलाहट जताते हैं।
- Flipping heck, is that the time already?
+Collocations 6
flipping + noun
trafficphonebusweathercomputer
- The flipping bus was late again this morning.
flipping + adjective
coldhotridiculoususeless
- That film was flipping brilliant.
verb + flipping + noun
lose theforget thehate thebreak the
- I have lost the flipping remote again.
flipping + well
flipping wellflipping heck
- I told you twice, so you should flipping well listen.
flipping + noun (everyday objects)
liftkettletapalarmdoor
- The flipping alarm went off at five this morning.
flipping + well
flipping well toldflipping well askedflipping well deserved
- You flipping well deserved that prize!
“More examples 8
- Where is my flipping umbrella when I need it?
जब मुझे चाहिए तब मेरी छतरी कहाँ है?
- The flipping printer jammed again just before the deadline.
समय-सीमा से ठीक पहले printer फिर अटक गया।
- It's a flipping long walk to the station.
स्टेशन तक का रास्ता बहुत ही लंबा है।
- He keeps flipping the pages without reading a single line.
वह एक भी पंक्ति पढ़े बिना पन्ने पलटता जा रहा है।
- Stop shouting; it's only a flipping game of cards.
चिल्लाना बंद करो; यह बस ताश का एक खेल है।
- I've been waiting for this flipping lift for ten minutes.
मैं दस मिनट से इस lift का इंतज़ार कर रहा हूँ।
- My flipping phone has run out of battery again.
मेरे फ़ोन की बैटरी फिर खत्म हो गई।
- The flipping train was an hour late, as usual.
रेलगाड़ी हमेशा की तरह एक घंटा देर से आई।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ I flipping cannot find my pen.
✓ I cannot find my flipping pen.
The intensifier flipping normally goes before the noun it complains about, not before the verb.
Intensifier 'flipping' प्रायः उस noun से पहले आता है जिसकी शिकायत की जाती है, verb से पहले नहीं।