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Meanings of flipping back in English

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Usage of flipping back in English
1
Don't bother flipping back through the pages trying to find that name.
The cardturner
2
James bent over it, flipping back to the front of the book.
James Potter and the Hall of Elders' Crossing
3
Leroy struck the straw man a powerful blow, sending the dummy flipping back.
The Child Thief
4
I suppose you had in mind sitting and flipping back a few trank pills.
Mercenary
5
Judy and Sophie, however, have proved incapable of flipping back and forth in any fashion.
Black house
6
That'll send people flipping back to their 24 DVDs.
Wired
7
The Barb shied and sidled along, snorting at the crowds, his ears flipping back and forth.
The Secret Eleanor
8
With a book, you are flipping back and your eye may be caught indeed by other passages.
The Guardian
9
Benny lifted his head, as if he heard me, then disappeared again, flipping back below the water.
Rise
10
I have been flipping back and forth on this game all day, so I make the following prediction with no confidence whatsoever.
The Guardian
11
The ant-snake was barely a hundred metres behind her now, flipping back and forth in sinusoid waves on the regolith like a shiny metal whip.
Edge of Infinity
12
Spot gold was little changed at $1,889.21 per ounce by 11:18 am EDT (1518 GMT) flipping back and forth between positive and negative territory.
Reuters
13
Flipping back, he hurriedly read the last five or six pages of the handwritten journal.
Gulf coast girl: original title, scorpion reef
14
Flipping back a page, he reread the item carefully.
Layover in dubai
15
Flipping back and forth grates, as does having to press a special button to switch between sides.
Wired
16
"He was white," I said, flipping back to the front of the photo.
Bare Bones
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Flipping back across language varieties
United States of America
Common