flip-flop
noun
a sudden or unexpected reversal, as of direction, belief, attitude, or policy.
are flip-flopping
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present progressiveof flip-flop.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Check out the Eastern Conference, where the Florida Panthers and Pittsburgh Penguins are flip-flopping daily for the No. 8 seeding.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 24, 2023
“The jury’s out, and people are flip-flopping and changing their mind.”
From New York Times ● Jul. 4, 2016
Senators do not like to look like they are flip-flopping, particularly when doing so does not gain them much — and in this case, the N.S.A. program ultimately went dark, at least temporarily.
From New York Times ● Jun. 1, 2015
"We are flip-flopping for one reason and one reason only," Pai said.
From The Verge ● Feb. 26, 2015
