dipsy-doodleverb
/ˌdɪp.siˈduː.dəl//ˌdɪp.siˈduː.dəl/US informalto keep changing direction:
That plane was dipsy-doodling all over the place.
to keep changing your opinion:
Stop dipsy-doodling and make up your mind.
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- The path dipsy-doodles its way up the slope.
- The golfer has an unorthodox swing that looks like a dipsy-doodling figure-8.
- He dipsy-doodles around the decision in a most frustrating manner.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Bending, twisting and curving
- bent
- bowed
- buckle
- contort
- convoluted
- crook
- fluted
- intertwine
- interweave
- knot
- matted
- meander
- meandering
- roil
- twine
- twisted
- twisty
- warp
- warped
- wring
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dipsy-doodlenoun [ C or U ]
/ˌdɪp.siˈduː.dəl//ˌdɪp.siˈduː.dəl/US informala sudden change in direction, especially made by a player to avoid a tackle:
Grady scored after a dipsy-doodle around the defence.
sudden or repeated changes:
Stocks continued their dipsy-doodle, rising and falling throughout the day.
More examples
- If someone tries to get round me with a verbal dipsy-doodle, they won't succeed.
- All this dipsy-doodle, sidestepping and backtracking will probably make an opposition agreement difficult.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Bending, twisting and curving
- bent
- bowed
- buckle
- contort
- convoluted
- crook
- fluted
- intertwine
- interweave
- knot
- matted
- meander
- meandering
- roil
- twine
- twisted
- twisty
- warp
- warped
- wring
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Changing frequently