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shillyshally

/ shillyshally /
verb/noun

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
be uncertain and vague
Type of:
hover vibrate vacillate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
noun Sense 2
the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time
Type of:
delay holdup
Derived:
procrastinate stall drag one's feet drag one's heels dilly-dally
verb Sense 3
postpone doing what one should be doing
"He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days"
Type of:
delay
Kinds of:
procrastinate
Derived:
dallier dillydallier dilly-dallier mope lounger
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Semantic Complexity
60%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
17
Times Searched
1
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Related Words

hover vibrate vacillate delay holdup procrastinate