shillyshally

shillyshally
noun
the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time
Syn: ↑procrastination, ↑cunctation
Derivationally related forms: ↑procrastinate (for: ↑procrastination)
Hypernyms: ↑delay, ↑holdup
verb
1. be uncertain and vague
Hypernyms: ↑hover, ↑vibrate, ↑vacillate, ↑oscillate
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s

2. postpone doing what one should be doing
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He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days

Derivationally related forms: ↑dillydallier (for: ↑dillydally), ↑stall (for: ↑stall), ↑procrastination (for: ↑procrastinate), ↑procrastinator (for: ↑procrastinate)
Hypernyms: ↑delay
Hyponyms: ↑procrastinate
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s


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  • cunctation — noun the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time • Syn: ↑procrastination, ↑shillyshally • Derivationally related forms: ↑shillyshally (for: ↑shillyshally), ↑procrastinate …   Useful english dictionary

  • dillydally — verb postpone doing what one should be doing He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days • Syn: ↑procrastinate, ↑stall, ↑drag one s feet, ↑drag one s heels, ↑shillyshally, ↑dilly dally …   Useful english dictionary

  • drag one's feet — verb postpone doing what one should be doing (Freq. 2) He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days • Syn: ↑procrastinate, ↑stall, ↑drag one s heels, ↑shillyshally, ↑dilly dally, ↑dillydally …   Useful english dictionary

  • drag one's heels — verb postpone doing what one should be doing He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days • Syn: ↑procrastinate, ↑stall, ↑drag one s feet, ↑shillyshally, ↑dilly dally, ↑dillydally • …   Useful english dictionary

  • procrastination — noun 1. the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑cunctation, ↑shillyshally • Derivationally related forms: ↑shillyshally (for: ↑shillyshally), ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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  • indecision — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. irresolution, hesitation, uncertainty, vacillation, shillyshally. See doubt. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. hesitation, vacillation, irresolution; see doubt 2 , uncertainty 1 . III (Roget s Thesaurus II)… …   English dictionary for students

  • vacillant — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Given to or exhibiting hesitation: halting, hesitant, indecisive, irresolute, pendulous, shillyshally, tentative, timid, vacillatory. See DECIDE …   English dictionary for students

  • vacillatory — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Given to or exhibiting hesitation: halting, hesitant, indecisive, irresolute, pendulous, shillyshally, tentative, timid, vacillant. See DECIDE …   English dictionary for students

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