flipbook

American  

[flip-book] / ˈflɪpˌbʊk /

Or flip book

noun

1. a small book consisting of a series of images in different positions that create the illusion of flowing movement when the thumb is placed so the pages flip quickly.

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Example Sentences

But his brother Craig’s memorializing of him, “Armed Only With a Camera,” is oddly uninvolving, more an excerpted flipbook of Brent’s far-flung assignments than a meaningful portrait of excelling at a dangerous job.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

Rainbow’s supple voice adapts easily to every tune, and his boyishly handsome face becomes a veritable flipbook of vivid expressions that slide from faux sincerity to skepticism to wide-eyed alarm.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 17, 2022

With words and images toggling for position, Mau visualized the written word, giving the book the filmic impact of a flipbook.

From New York Times • May 19, 2022

As an alternative to blogs, consider the digital flipbook format, the equivalent of a digital magazine.

From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021

Like a flipbook, images race through my mind.

From "Ghost Boys" by Jewell Parker Rhodes