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单词 pussyfoot
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pussyfoot

I can't believe the way I pussyfoot around people these days, she thought.
(verb) 
Definition
to avoid committing oneself
Stop pussyfooting around and say what you really mean!
Synonyms
hedge
When asked about his involvement, he hedged.
sit on the fence
prevaricate
British ministers continued to prevaricate on the issue.
beat about the bush
flannel (British, informal)
He flannelled and prevaricated.
equivocate
He is equivocating a lot about what is going to happen at the next election.
be noncommittal
hum and haw
tergiversate
(verb) 
Definition
to move about stealthily
Must you pussyfoot about the place?
Synonyms
creep
I went back to the hotel and crept up to my room.
steal
They can steal away at night and join us.
ghost
prowl
The stray dogs of the city prowl in packs in search of food.
tiptoe
slink
He couldn't just slink away.
tread warily

Additional synonyms

in the sense of equivocate
Definition
to use vague or ambiguous language in order to deceive someone or to avoid telling the truth
He is equivocating a lot about what is going to happen at the next election.
Synonyms
be evasive,
evade,
dodge,
parry,
fence,
hedge,
shuffle,
fudge,
flannel (British, informal),
sidestep,
waffle (informal, British),
quibble,
prevaricate,
pussyfoot (informal),
avoid the issue,
beat about the bush (informal),
tergiversate
in the sense of flannel
Definition
to flatter or talk evasively
He flannelled and prevaricated.
Synonyms
prevaricate,
hedge,
flatter,
waffle (informal, British),
blarney,
sweet-talk (informal),
soft-soap (informal),
equivocate,
butter up,
pull the wool over (someone's) eyes
in the sense of prevaricate
Definition
to avoid giving a direct or truthful answer
British ministers continued to prevaricate on the issue.
Synonyms
evade,
lie,
shift,
hedge,
shuffle,
dodge,
deceive,
flannel (British, informal),
quibble,
beg the question,
beat about the bush,
cavil,
equivocate,
stretch the truth,
palter,
give a false colour to,
tergiversate

Nearby words of
pussyfoot

  • pushover
  • pushy
  • pusillanimous
  • pussyfoot
  • pustule
  • put
  • put a lid on something

Synonyms of 'pussyfoot'

pussyfoot

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of prowl
Definition
to move stealthily around (a place) as if in search of prey or plunder
The stray dogs of the city prowl in packs in search of food.
Synonyms
move stealthily,
hunt,
patrol,
range,
steal,
cruise,
ghost,
stalk,
sneak,
lurk,
roam,
rove,
scavenge,
slink,
skulk,
nose around
in the sense of slink
Definition
to move or act in a quiet and secretive way from fear or guilt
He couldn't just slink away.
Synonyms
creep,
steal,
sneak,
slip,
ghost,
prowl,
skulk,
pussyfoot (informal)
in the sense of steal
Definition
to move quietly and carefully, not wanting to be noticed
They can steal away at night and join us.
Synonyms
sneak,
slip,
creep,
flit,
tiptoe,
slink,
insinuate yourself
in the sense of tergiversate
Definition
to be evasive or ambiguous
Synonyms
prevaricate,
fence,
hedge,
dodge,
vacillate,
pussyfoot (informal),
beat about the bush,
blow hot and cold (informal),
equivocate
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