SHILLYSHALLY Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word shillyshally. (close relations)
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| dilly-dally | verbv | |||||
verb • postpone doing what one should be doing | ||||||
| procrastinate | verbv | |||||
verb • postpone doing what one should be doing • postpone or delay needlessly | ||||||
| delay | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • time during which some action is awaited • the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time verb • cause to be slowed down or delayed • act later than planned, scheduled, or required • stop or halt • slow the growth or development of | ||||||
| falter | verbv | |||||
noun • the act of pausing uncertainly verb • be unsure or weak • move hesitatingly, as if about to give way • walk unsteadily, tripping repeatedly • speak haltingly | ||||||
| hesitate | verbv | |||||
verb • pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness • interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing | ||||||
| linger | verbv | |||||
verb • remain present although waning or gradually dying • be about a place without any apparent purpose • leave slowly and hesitantly • take one's time; proceed slowly • to hang about in a place beyond the proper or usual time | ||||||
| vacillate | verbv | |||||
verb • be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action • move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern | ||||||
| waver | verbv | |||||
noun • someone who communicates by waving • the act of pausing uncertainly • the act of moving back and forth verb • pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness • be unsure or weak • move hesitatingly, as if about to give way • move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern • move back and forth very rapidly • sway from side to side • give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency | ||||||
| cunctation | nounn | |||||
noun • the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or deferring an action to a later time | ||||||
| dillydally | verb, nounv, n | |||||
verb • postpone doing what one should be doing | ||||||
| procrastination | nounn | |||||
noun • the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or deferring an action to a later time • slowness as a consequence of not getting around to it | ||||||
| stall | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed • small area set off by walls for special use • a booth where articles are displayed for sale • a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge • seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater • small individual study area in a library • a tactic used to mislead or delay verb • postpone doing what one should be doing • come to a stop • deliberately delay an event or action • put into, or keep in, a stall • experience a stall in flight, of airplanes • cause an airplane to go into a stall • cause an engine to stop | ||||||
| drag one's feet | verbv | |||||
verb • postpone doing what one should be doing | ||||||
| drag one's heels | ||||||
verb • postpone doing what one should be doing | ||||||
