Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to flip-flop
Participle: flip-flopped
Gerund: flip-flopping
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | flip-flop |
| you | flip-flop |
| he;she;it | flip-flops |
| we | flip-flop |
| you | flip-flop |
| they | flip-flop |
Perfect
| I | have flip-flopped |
| you | have flip-flopped |
| he;she;it | has flip-flopped |
| we | have flip-flopped |
| you | have flip-flopped |
| they | have flip-flopped |
Past
| I | flip-flopped |
| you | flip-flopped |
| he;she;it | flip-flopped |
| we | flip-flopped |
| you | flip-flopped |
| they | flip-flopped |
Pluperfect
| I | had flip-flopped |
| you | had flip-flopped |
| he;she;it | had flip-flopped |
| we | had flip-flopped |
| you | had flip-flopped |
| they | had flip-flopped |
Future
| I | will flip-flop |
| you | will flip-flop |
| he;she;it | will flip-flop |
| we | will flip-flop |
| you | will flip-flop |
| they | will flip-flop |
Future Perfect
| I | will have flip-flopped |
| you | will have flip-flopped |
| he;she;it | will have flip-flopped |
| we | will have flip-flopped |
| you | will have flip-flopped |
| they | will have flip-flopped |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | flip-flop |
| you | flip-flop |
| he;she;it | flip-flop |
| we | flip-flop |
| you | flip-flop |
| they | flip-flop |
Perfect
| I | have flip-flopped |
| you | have flip-flopped |
| he;she;it | have flip-flopped |
| we | have flip-flopped |
| you | have flip-flopped |
| they | have flip-flopped |
Imperfect
| I | flip-flopped |
| you | flip-flopped |
| he;she;it | flip-flopped |
| we | flip-flopped |
| you | flip-flopped |
| they | flip-flopped |
Pluperfect
| I | had flip-flopped |
| you | had flip-flopped |
| he;she;it | had flip-flopped |
| we | had flip-flopped |
| you | had flip-flopped |
| they | had flip-flopped |
Conditional
Present
| I | would flip-flop |
| you | would flip-flop |
| he;she;it | would flip-flop |
| we | would flip-flop |
| you | would flip-flop |
| they | would flip-flop |
Perfect
| I | would have flip-flopped |
| you | would have flip-flopped |
| he;she;it | would have flip-flopped |
| we | would have flip-flopped |
| you | would have flip-flopped |
| they | would have flip-flopped |
Imperative
| you | flip-flop |
| we | Let's flip-flop |
| you | flip-flop |
Verbs conjugated like 'flip-flop'
abet,
abhor,
abut,
acquit,
admit,
affrap,
allot,
alum,
amel,
amit,
anagram,
anvil,
apparel,
aret,
arret,
assot,
astun,
attrap,
augur,
avel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'flip-flop'
flip-flap,
flipflop,
clip-clop,
slipslop,
flat-foot,
flimflam,
flipple,
air-drop,
bellyflop,
club-hop,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
Onomatopoeic. Most probably an imitation of the sound produced when walking in them.
Sample Sentences
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Trump used to be able to hold the factions together, Taylor said, but these tensions – plus Trump’s flip-flopping about the Epstein files – have collapsed the coalition. [2026 June 27, J. Oliver Conroy, “The UFC match plot: how a far-right group tried to assassinate Trump at his own event”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:]