glip
/ɡlɪp/verb
glip is spelled G-L-I-P: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 78 million words in written English, the 279,513th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, glip means “To bomb a bridge, particularly with a technique developed by the 490th Missile Squadron during World War II” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in glip?
| Letters | 4: G-L-I-P |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 78 million words; the 279,513th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is glip?
Glip appears about once in every 78 million words in written English, the 279,513th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce glip?
- /ɡlɪp/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-glip.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of glip
- glips present, singular, he/she/it
- glipping participle, present
- glipped participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does glip mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To bomb a bridge, particularly with a technique developed by the 490th Missile Squadron during World War II.
Received a DUC for developing and using a special (glip) bombing technique against enemy bridges in French Indochina.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does glip come from?
Blend of glide + skip.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).