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Detailed Synonyms for shillyshally in English

shillyshally:

shillyshally

  1. shillyshally
  2. shillyshally

shillyshally [the ~] nom

  1. the shillyshally
    – the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time 1
    the shillyshally; the procrastination; the cunctation
    – the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time 1

shillyshally verbe

  1. shillyshally
    – postpone doing what one should be doing 1
    to procrastinate; to stall; to dilly-dally; shillyshally; dillydally; drag one's feet; drag one's heels
    – postpone doing what one should be doing 1
  2. shillyshally
    – be uncertain and vague 1
    shillyshally
    – be uncertain and vague 1

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Related Definitions for "shillyshally":

  1. the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time1
  2. postpone doing what one should be doing1
  3. be uncertain and vague1