FILLIPS | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Fillip

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

late Middle English (in the sense ‘make a fillip with the fingers’): symbolic; compare with flick, flip

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈfɪlɪp
Dialects: British English
Definition:

something which acts as a stimulus or boost to an activity

Short Definition:

stimulus or boost to activity

Examples:
  • the halving of car tax would provide a fillip to sales
Definition:

a movement made by bending the last joint of the finger against the thumb and suddenly releasing it; a flick of the finger.

Short Definition:

movement made with finger and thumb

Word: Fillip

Speech Type: Verb

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈfɪlɪp
Dialects: British English
Definition:

propel (a small object) with a flick of the fingers.

Short Definition:

propel by flicking one's fingers

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