shillyshally, v.
(shillyshallied, shillyshallies, shillyshallying)
(shillyshallied, shillyshallies, shillyshallying)
postpone doing what one should be doing
<verb.stative> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1
dilly-dally dillydally drag one's feet drag one's heels procrastinate shillyshally stall
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"He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days"verb frames
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be uncertain and vague
<verb.stative>
shillyshally
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