flip-flop
noun
a sudden or unexpected reversal, as of direction, belief, attitude, or policy.
was flip-flopping
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past progressiveof flip-flop.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The experiential overhaul brings the legacy brand closer to trendy competitors that appeared on the scene while Claire’s was flip-flopping in and out of bankruptcy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Others simply remarked that nutrition was flip-flopping again.
From Slate ● Sep. 21, 2016
“I was flip-flopping until I walked into the booth,” said Doug Heavner, 70, who cast his ballot at Morningside Baptist.
From New York Times ● Jan. 21, 2012
“I thought it would make him look like he was flip-flopping and sort of feed the narrative that he would do or say anything to get elected,” Gross said.
From BusinessWeek ● Nov. 28, 2011
But when this danger had apparently passed they discovered that she had lifted herself from the grassy sward and was flip-flopping awkwardly in the direction of the brook that runs through Cylburn near the road.
From The Mermaid of Druid Lake and Other Stories by Charles Weathers Bump
