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View usage for: shillyshally in British English (ˈʃɪlɪˌʃælɪ) informal verbWord forms: -lies, -lying or -lied1. (intransitive) to be indecisive, esp over unimportant matters; hesitate adverb2. in an indecisive manner adjective3. indecisive or hesitant nounWord forms: plural -lies4. indecision or hesitation; vacillation Derived forms shillyshallier (ˈshillyˌshallier) noun Word origin C18: from shill I shall I, by reduplication of shall ISynonyms of 'shillyshally'haver, hesitate, falter, waver More Synonyms of shillyshally Definition to be indecisive (informal) Synonyms haver (British) yo-yo (informal) seesaw dilly-dally (informal) be irresolute or indecisive hem and haw or hum and haw swither (Scottish) Additional synonymsDefinition to dawdle or waste time Synonyms delay, hesitate, linger, potter, hover, falter, waver, fluctuate, trifle, dither (British), dawdle, dally, loiter, vacillate, procrastinate, hum and haw, shillyshally (informal) Definition to be uncertain or indecisive We're still dithering over whether to go away on holiday next week. Synonyms vacillate, hesitate, waver, haver, falter, hum and haw, faff about (British, informal), shillyshally (informal), swither (Scottish) Definition to be hesitant, weak, or unsure I have not faltered in my quest for a new future. Synonyms hesitate, delay, waver, vacillate, breakNearby words ofshillyshally - shift
- shiftless
- shifty
- shillyshally
- shimmer
- shin up
- shinbone
Additional synonymsDefinition to change frequently and erratically Body temperatures can fluctuate when you are ill. Synonyms change, swing, vary, alter, hesitate, alternate, waver, veer, rise and fall, go up and down, ebb and flow, seesawDefinition to be slow and uncertain in acting She hesitated, debating whether to answer the phone. Synonyms waver, delay, pause, haver (British), wait, doubt, falter, be uncertain, dither (British), vacillate, equivocate, temporize, hum and haw, shillyshally (informal), swither (Scottish, dialect) Definition to keep changing one's mind or opinions about something She is vacillating over whether or not to marry him. Synonyms waver, hesitate, dither (British), haver, sway, falter, be doubtful, fluctuate, be uncertain, be unsure, teeter, oscillate, be undecided, chop and change, seesaw, blow hot and cold (informal), temporize, hum and haw, be unable to decide, keep changing your mind, shillyshally (informal), be irresolute or indecisive, swither (Scottish), be unable to make up your mind (British), dillydally Definition to swing from one thing to another Some military commanders wavered over whether to support the coup. Synonyms hesitate, dither (British), vacillate, be irresolute, falter, fluctuate, seesaw, blow hot and cold (informal), be indecisive, hum and haw, be unable to decide, shillyshally (informal), be unable to make up your mind, swither (Scottish) |