Sekirov Dictionary

shilly-shally

/ˈʃɪliˌʃæli/

verb 2
adjective 1
noun 1
forms 5

verb2

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(informal) To procrastinate.
- "Why, you sees [sic], Captain, your time has come, and you can't shilly-shally any longer. You have had your full swing; your years are up, and you must die like a man!" — 1836
•
(informal) To vacillate.
- The shilly-shallying performance on domestic issues that has marked Bush's first two years in office is not the result of ineptitude. — 1991

adjective1

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(informal) Indecisive; wavering.
- Irwine would think him a shilly-shally fellow ever after. — 1859

noun1

(informal) Indecision; irresolution.

forms

shilly-shallied · shilly-shallying · shilly-shallies · more shilly-shally · most shilly-shally

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