shillyshally meaning
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shillyshally (verb): be uncertain and vague.
shillyshally has 3 meanings in this dictionary, as verb and noun.
shillyshally as a verb
- be uncertain and vague
Type of: hover
- postpone doing what one should be doing
- He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days
Synonyms: procrastinate, stall, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, dilly-dally, dillydally
Type of: delay
Kinds: procrastinate
shillyshally as a noun
- the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time
Synonyms: procrastination, cunctation
Type of: delay
Word lists: words starting with SH · words ending in LY · 12-letter words
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