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flip-flopping

verb

present participle of flip-flop
as in waffling

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flip-flopping
  1. waffling
  2. equivocating
  3. evading
  4. shaking
  5. hedging
Verb
  • The tournament’s special status — its unwillingness to place any person above the sport — is part of why Williams wanted to play singles, not just doubles with her sister Venus, after waffling on the decision.
    — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 30 June 2026
  • Nothing kills momentum faster than waffling on a big decision.
    — Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2026
Definition of waffling
Verb
  • This was after much pressing and equivocating, number one.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
  • But the judge’s equivocating ruling in that piracy case created a loophole, according to Anthropic’s lawyers.
    — James Folta, Literary Hub, 6 Feb. 2026
Definition of equivocating
Verb
  • The department says evading arrest is dangerous but didn’t provide details about the incident.
    — Sarah Matusek, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The new legislation targets Russian officials, financial institutions and the network of tankers used to move Russian oil while evading sanctions.
    — Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of evading
Verb
  • Xi largely succeeded, shaking hands with then-President Barack Obama to deepen economic ties and expand cooperation.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Neither home nor sacred space, to her the building felt stuck between states, stubbornly shaking its head.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of shaking
Verb
  • But at least one longtime Pierre shareholder is hedging his bets.
    — Noah Shachtman, Vanity Fair, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Sidney is hedging his words in ever more delaying parentheses.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of hedging
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“Flip-flopping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flip-flopping. Accessed 1 Oct. 2026.

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