fillip

Meaning of fillip

noun
  1. The action of holding the tip of a finger against the thumb and then releasing it with a snap; a flick.
  2. A smart strike or tap made using this action, or (by extension) by other means.
  3. (by extension) Something unimportant, a trifle; also, the brief time it takes to flick one's finger (see noun sense 1); a jiffy.
  4. (by extension) Something that excites or stimulates.
    The athlete’s victory provided a much-needed fillip for national pride.
verb
  1. To strike, project, or propel with a fillip (that is, a finger released quickly after being pressed against the thumb); to flick.
  2. (by extension) To project quickly; to snap.
  3. (by extension) To strike or tap smartly.
  4. To drive as if by a fillip (noun sense 1); to excite, stimulate, whet.
    The spicy aroma filliped my appetite.
  5. To make a fillip (noun sense 1) (with the fingers).

Information about fillip

  • The plural form of fillip is: fillips.
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Hyphenation of fillip

fil-lip

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
  • fillip is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

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Words that rhyme with fillip

Killip, Phillip

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