Tipping
[tɪp]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Tip
(n.) A distinct articulation given in playing quick notes on the flute, by striking the tongue against the roof of the mouth; double-tonguing.
Typed by Barnaby
Examples
- You'd better have the loan of my razor this morning, Mr. Ayresleigh,' said the man who was stirring the fire, tipping the wink to his friend the boy. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- The lever is instantly moved to keep the machine from tipping to the other side. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- He took the wine bottle and tipping his head back swallowed steadily while he squirted a jet of wine into the back of his mouth. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- They were all eating, holding their chins close over the basin, tipping their heads back, sucking in the ends. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
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