- present participle of flip-flop.
flip-flopping
Americannoun
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sudden, unexpected reversal of opinion, policy, etc., especially repeatedly.
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movement back and forth.
Example Sentences
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“The risk is that constant flip-flopping and headline fatigue is starting to seriously undermine the efficacy of the ‘Trump put,’” Barclays analysts said in an equity research note Friday.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026
You write about companies flip-flopping on DEI and also the lack of women advancing in Wall Street.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026
"This sort of flip-flopping is, in my opinion, detrimental to that route that the industry seemed to be taking towards this idea of really putting consumer privacy at the forefront."
From BBC • Feb. 15, 2025
"We lost a lot of public trust because of some of the flip-flopping advice."
From Salon • Dec. 29, 2024
If only we hadn’t seen kids going down there with towels around their necks and thongs flip-flopping on their feet.
From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English
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