flip channels

Frequency: 7.010.1 per million words

to change television channels frequently and rapidly

channelVERB + channel (television/radio station)

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Examples (10)

  • He tends to flip channels whenever a commercial comes on.
  • I was so bored last night that I just flipped channels for an hour.
  • Stop flipping the channels! I want to watch this show.
  • If the game gets boring, I'll probably just flip channels to see what else is on.
  • Why do you always flip channels so fast? You're going to miss everything.
  • Unable to settle on a show, he restlessly flipped channels.
  • His favorite way to relax is to just flip channels without paying much attention.
  • He had flipped channels for ten minutes before finding the movie he wanted to watch.
  • My dad gets annoyed when I flip channels during his program.
  • He quickly flipped channels to find the weather report before leaving the house.