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Shilly shally

Synonyms for "shilly shally" (58 found)

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Informal (12)

Noun, verb, slang(4 words)

shift drag flag jib

Adj, name, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Intj, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Adj, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Name, noun, verb, slang(2 words)

Verb, slang(3 words)

goof off hang back stick at

General use (46)

Name, noun, verb(8 words)

balance retreat delay trail waver totter hover teeter

Noun, verb(13 words)

change yield withdraw debate scruple vary falter demur dither wobble loiter dawdle lollygag

Adj, noun, verb(2 words)

Adj, verb(3 words)

deliberate fluctuate pendulate

Adj, name, noun, verb(3 words)

fear tarry stickle

Verb(12 words)

pull back hesitate vacillate equivocate back and fill oscillate back down tergiversate hem and haw dillydally hum and haw waste time

Name, verb(1 words)

stop to consider straddle the fence strain at think twice about

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