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English noun: shillyshally | |||
| 1. | shillyshally (act) the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time | ||
| Synonyms | cunctation, procrastination | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | delay, holdup | ||
English verb: shillyshally | |||
| 1. | shillyshally (stative) be uncertain and vague | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hover, oscillate, vacillate, vibrate | ||
| 2. | shillyshally (stative) postpone doing what one should be doing | ||
| Samples | He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days. | ||
| Synonyms | dilly-dally, dillydally, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, procrastinate, stall | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | delay | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | procrastinate | ||
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