. . . "hippingVerb Present participle of hip.hippingVariant of hip noun the part of the human body surrounding and including the hip joint; esp., the fleshy part between the waist and the upper thigh; haunch hip joint the corresponding part of an animal's bodyArchit. the angle formed by the meeting of two sloping sides of a roofOrigin of hipMiddle English hipe ; from Old English hype, akin to German h??f" .