The word "tipping" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to refer to the act of leaving a tip for a service provider, as in the sentence: "I always make sure to leave a generous tip when I go out to a restaurant."
Legend has it that long ago it was used for tipping poison arrows.
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For others, however, it is a wake-up call, tipping point, D-day.
Next thing, he was being asked by Steven Spielberg to make the film everybody is tipping to win this year's Oscar for best picture.
"We are tipping that the result will be within 500 votes, either way.
In Leeds, up to 500 revellers in Temple Newsam park spoiled the fun by tipping over portable toilets and setting fire to them in what police described as acts of "sustained, determined and mindless" violence in the early hours of Monday.
It is relatively flat, which means that the weight sits against your body, rather than tipping you over to one side.
She advised residents that adequate bagging-up of rubbish is crucial and that any fly-tipping should be reported and will be dealt with.
"There will be massive budget consequences elsewhere, for example the bill for sorting out the fly-tipping which will happen if bins aren't emptied.
Councillor Susan Southworth, Labour, insisted the measure would not lead to public health issues, saying: "There's no evidence there will be detrimental impact to public health, such as vermin, unpleasant smells and fly-tipping".
Sovaldi is a "tipping-point", says Dr Miller.
