Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

glip

/ɡlɪp/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.11 in modern English

Syllables
glip
IPA
/ɡlɪp/
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To bomb a bridge, particularly with a technique developed by the 490th Missile Squadron during World War II.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Blend of glide + skip.

Usage

Inflected Forms

glips (present, singular) glipping (participle, present) glipped (participle, past) glipped (past)

Rhymes With

ship -ship trip take ship research ship tip hip factory ship strip chip slip rip

Questions

How do you pronounce glip?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡlɪp/.
What does glip mean?
To bomb a bridge, particularly with a technique developed by the 490th Missile Squadron during World War II.
Where does glip come from?
Blend of glide + skip.

How to pronounce glip

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