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PRONUNCIATION OF FLIP-FLOPPING

flip-flopping  [ˈflɪpˌflɒpɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FLIP-FLOPPING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Flip-Flopping is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb flip-flopping in English.

WHAT DOES FLIP-FLOPPING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Flip-flop (politics)

A "flip-flop", U-turn, or backflip is a sudden real or apparent change of policy or opinion by a public official, sometimes while trying to claim that both positions are consistent with each other. Often it will occur during the period prior to or following an election in order to maximize the candidate's popularity. Although the terms are often used against elected officials, non-elected public officials can also be accused of flip-flopping. Ben Bernanke, chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve Board, was accused of "an apparent flip-flop" in 2007. Lawyers sometimes accuse their opponents of a flip-flopping as well.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO FLIP-FLOPPING

PRESENT

Present
I flip-flopping
you flip-flopping
he/she/it flip-floppings
we flip-flopping
you flip-flopping
they flip-flopping
Present continuous
I am flip-floppinging
you are flip-floppinging
he/she/it is flip-floppinging
we are flip-floppinging
you are flip-floppinging
they are flip-floppinging
Present perfect
I have flip-floppinged
you have flip-floppinged
he/she/it has flip-floppinged
we have flip-floppinged
you have flip-floppinged
they have flip-floppinged
Present perfect continuous
I have been flip-floppinging
you have been flip-floppinging
he/she/it has been flip-floppinging
we have been flip-floppinging
you have been flip-floppinging
they have been flip-floppinging
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I flip-floppinged
you flip-floppinged
he/she/it flip-floppinged
we flip-floppinged
you flip-floppinged
they flip-floppinged
Past continuous
I was flip-floppinging
you were flip-floppinging
he/she/it was flip-floppinging
we were flip-floppinging
you were flip-floppinging
they were flip-floppinging
Past perfect
I had flip-floppinged
you had flip-floppinged
he/she/it had flip-floppinged
we had flip-floppinged
you had flip-floppinged
they had flip-floppinged
Past perfect continuous
I had been flip-floppinging
you had been flip-floppinging
he/she/it had been flip-floppinging
we had been flip-floppinging
you had been flip-floppinging
they had been flip-floppinging
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will flip-flopping
you will flip-flopping
he/she/it will flip-flopping
we will flip-flopping
you will flip-flopping
they will flip-flopping
Future continuous
I will be flip-floppinging
you will be flip-floppinging
he/she/it will be flip-floppinging
we will be flip-floppinging
you will be flip-floppinging
they will be flip-floppinging
Future perfect
I will have flip-floppinged
you will have flip-floppinged
he/she/it will have flip-floppinged
we will have flip-floppinged
you will have flip-floppinged
they will have flip-floppinged
Future perfect continuous
I will have been flip-floppinging
you will have been flip-floppinging
he/she/it will have been flip-floppinging
we will have been flip-floppinging
you will have been flip-floppinging
they will have been flip-floppinging
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would flip-flopping
you would flip-flopping
he/she/it would flip-flopping
we would flip-flopping
you would flip-flopping
they would flip-flopping
Conditional continuous
I would be flip-floppinging
you would be flip-floppinging
he/she/it would be flip-floppinging
we would be flip-floppinging
you would be flip-floppinging
they would be flip-floppinging
Conditional perfect
I would have flip-flopping
you would have flip-flopping
he/she/it would have flip-flopping
we would have flip-flopping
you would have flip-flopping
they would have flip-flopping
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been flip-floppinging
you would have been flip-floppinging
he/she/it would have been flip-floppinging
we would have been flip-floppinging
you would have been flip-floppinging
they would have been flip-floppinging
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you flip-flopping
we let´s flip-flopping
you flip-flopping
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to flip-flopping
Past participle
flip-floppinged
Present Participle
flip-floppinging
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FLIP-FLOPPING


chart-topping
ˈtʃɑːtˌtɒpɪŋ
clopping
ˈklɒpɪŋ
copping
ˈkɒpɪŋ
cropping
ˈkrɒpɪŋ
dopping
ˈdɒpɪŋ
eavesdropping
ˈiːvzˌdrɒpɪŋ
flopping
ˈflɒpɪŋ
hopping
ˈhɒpɪŋ
island-hopping
ˈaɪləndhɒpɪŋ
outcropping
ˈaʊtˌkrɒpɪŋ
plopping
ˈplɒpɪŋ
shopping
ˈʃɒpɪŋ
show-stopping
ˈʃəʊˌstɒpɪŋ
sopping
ˈsɒpɪŋ
stopping
ˈstɒpɪŋ
teleshopping
ˈtɛlɪˌʃɒpɪŋ
topping
ˈtɒpɪŋ
whopping
ˈwɒpɪŋ
wife-swapping
ˈwaɪfˌswɒpɪŋ
window-shopping
ˈwɪndəʊˌʃɒpɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FLIP-FLOPPING

flip
flip chart
flip one´s lid
flip side
flip-flop
flip-flopped
flip-flopper
flip-top
flip-up
flipboard
flipbook
flipchart
flippancy
flippant
flippantly
flippantness
flipped
flipper
flippest
flippier

WORDS THAT END LIKE FLIP-FLOPPING

camping
clipping
dipping
dripping
dropping
flipping
home shopping
kidnapping
mapping
overlapping
popping
propping
shipping
skipping
slipping
stepping
stripping
swapping
tapping
tipping
wrapping

Synonyms and antonyms of flip-flopping in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «flip-flopping» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FLIP-FLOPPING

Find out the translation of flip-flopping to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of flip-flopping from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «flip-flopping» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

倒装假摔
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

flip - flopping
570 millions of speakers

English

flip-flopping
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

फ्लिप flopping
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التقلب التخبط
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

флип - съемка не в фокусе
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

flip- flop
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উল্টানো- flopping
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

volte-face
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Flip-flopping
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Flip- floppen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

フリップ·フロップ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

플립 툭
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Flip-flopping
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thể đảo ngược
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

புரட்டப்படும் பாழாக்கமல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फ्लिप-फ्लॉपिंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yanar döner
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

flip- flop
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Flip - flopping
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

фліп - зйомка не в фокусі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

flip- flop
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

flip- flopping
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

flip -uittrek
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

flip - flopping
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

flip - flopping
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of flip-flopping

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FLIP-FLOPPING»

The term «flip-flopping» is quite widely used and occupies the 54.068 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FLIP-FLOPPING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «flip-flopping» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «flip-flopping» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about flip-flopping

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FLIP-FLOPPING»

Discover the use of flip-flopping in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to flip-flopping and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Congressional Record, V. 150, PT. 13, July 22, 2004 to ...
The subject is flip- flopping. Flip-flopping is kind of an easy thing to identify. During a recent convention, we heard an irate Senator make an angry speech declaring that it is not what you say but, rather, what you do that counts. You flip- flop ...
U S Congress, 2009
2
Insect Pheromone Research: New Directions
26.4Ab, flip-flopping activity patterns were usually recorded from a small bundle of the dorsal part of the connective. The diameter of the electrode was less than 1 0 |um. Even when a whole left or a whole right connective was picked up in a ...
R.T. Carde, A.K. Minks, 1997
3
Just Flip-Flopping Around: A Collective of Thoughts from ...
Angie began writing poetry as a senior in high school.
Angie Monsour, 2007
4
Broken Brain Syndrome
Flip-flopping is due to a postdraw phenomenon where a complete cycle or spiral through all three domains is not always continuous. In fact, there is a ping-pong effect from one domain to another. This is best seen when a person with Broken ...
Charles L. Dickens, MD, 2009
5
Photonic Networks, Optical Technology and Infrastructure
4 (a) and (h) show its dynamic flip-flopping hehavior as a function of time. The input power is composed of three components: an intermediate power (2.45x1 0" 4 Pc), a positive pulse, and a negative pulse. Both positive and negative pulses are ...
D. W. Faulkner, A. L. Harmer, 1997
6
Creatures of Politics: Media, Message, and the American ...
First, flip-flopping, as a moral offense, cannot be placed on a scale that runs from dissimulation at one end to sincerity on the other, for all such acts involve disjoining or aligning inner states from outer signs. In failing to take a stand, the ...
Michael Lempert, Michael Silverstein, 2012
7
Image-Based Computational Modeling of the Human Circulatory ...
Particularly, this latter study demonstrates that the membrane viscosity will have a significant effect on prediction of the transition from the tank-treading to the flip- flopping states. For the typical RBC shape and viscosity values, with cytoplasm ...
Krishnan B. Chandran, H. S. Udaykumar, Joseph M. Reinhardt, 2010
8
Quicken 2013 For Dummies
Flip-flopping between files You can work with only one file at a time. So, after you create a second file, you need to know how to flip-flop between your files. If you're recording business stuff, for example, you want to be using the business file.
Stephen L. Nelson, 2012
9
Developmental Plasticity and Evolution
As expected if recurrence depends on developmental switches between alternative phenotypes or on- togenetic stages, some traits show recurrent reversions, or flip-flopping between alternative states both within and between populations.
Mary Jane West-Eberhard, 2003
10
Biochemistry: A Short Course
Lateral diffusion Very slow Rapid Tranverse diffusion (flip-flopping) Figure 12.15 Lipid movement in membranes. Lateral diffusion of lipids is much more rapid than transverse diffusion (flip-flopping). protein or the head group of a phospholipid, ...
John L. Tymoczko, Jeremy M. Berg, Lubert Stryer, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FLIP-FLOPPING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term flip-flopping is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The Best Way to Vilify Hillary Clinton? GOP Spends Heavily to Test It
“The groundwork had been laid pointing out all the examples of flip-flopping in the past,” said Colin Reed, the executive director of America ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
2
Zanu PF plots new MDC-T city siege - Nehanda Radio
The opposition has been sending contradictory messages on this issue; sometimes saying it will boycott and then flip-flopping to say it will not. «Nehanda Radio, Jul 15»
3
Interviewing Christina Perri: Intense singer hopes concerts with …
At least we're kind of – Colbie and I are flip-flopping headlining and I'm headlining Philly – I asked specifically 'cause it's my hometown. Um, but ... «Allentown Morning Call, Jul 15»
4
Tasnim News Agency - Flip-Flopping, Excessive Demands Hinder …
VIENNA (Tasnim) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said talks over Tehran's nuclear energy program have been hindered ... «Tasnim News Agency, Jul 15»
5
Hopsin Talks Rappers' Images with Hot 97, Calls Childish Gambino a
... about literally wearing flip flops on stage, Hopsin was referring to Gambino's images, as opposed to flip-flopping and 180ing on certain things ... «The Early Registration, Jul 15»
6
Late-Week Warmth, Humidity to Surge in Southeast US
A stretch of relief in the form of cooler-than-normal conditions enveloped the Southeast, with temperatures flip-flopping to 2-3 degrees F below ... «AccuWeather.com, Jul 15»
7
Opponents of behavioral hospital file appeal - The Newnan Times …
Representatives from the proposed hospital argued that the DHC's flip-flopping on the need for a psychiatric hospital in Newnan resulted from ... «Newnan Times-Herald, Jul 15»
8
Would You Rather: Matt Damon or Ben Affleck
What I'm saying is, I've gone back and forth with these two in my head over the years, which really broadens the definition of “flip-flopping” here, ... «Decider, Jul 15»
9
Wall Street Runs Away From Treasuries to Let Prices Swing Alone …
Flip-Flopping. The mood shifts have led to some flipping and flopping in the world's deepest debt market. Yields on U.S. 30-year Treasury ... «Bloomberg, Jul 15»
10
The short position . . . - Business News | The Star Online
Indonesian politicians have done it again: flip-flopping on their policies, something that Malaysian corporations with investments in industries ... «The Star Online, Jul 15»

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