shillyshally English

Meaning shillyshally meaning

What does shillyshally mean?

shillyshally

— verb be uncertain and vague

— noun (= procrastination) the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time

— verb (= procrastinate) postpone doing what one should be doing He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days

Synonyms shillyshally synonyms

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shillyshally English » English

procrastinate

drag one’s heels

dillydally

dilly-dally

stall

procrastination

drag one’s feet

cunctation

wobble

waver

vibrate

vacillation

vacillating

vacillate

undecided

totter

tergiversate

teeter

stagger

reel

lurch

irresolution

irresolute

indecision

holdup

hesitate

flounder

falter

destabilize

delay

careen