were flip-flopping

• past progressive

  past progressive

  Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.

  of flip-flop.
  flip-flop

  noun

  a sudden or unexpected reversal, as of direction, belief, attitude, or policy.

Related Words

• U-turn
• about-face
• reversal
• turnabout
• volte-face