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单词	pussyfooted
释义	pussyfoot verb pussy·​foot ˈpu̇-sē-ˌfu̇t  pussyfooted; pussyfooting; pussyfoots intransitive verb 1 : to tread or move warily or stealthily 2 : to refrain from committing oneself pussyfooter noun Synonyms equivocate fudge hedge tergiversate waffle weasel See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences He should stop pussyfooting and tell us what he wants to do. politicians who try to pussyfoot around hot-button issues Recent Examples on the Web What a crazy, zany coincidence that Harden pussyfooted around the controversy set off by Morey’s tweet. Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, 12 Oct. 2019 Deputy Managing Editor Yesha Callahan is gonna be mad at this short-ass lede, but today there’s no need to pussyfoot around. Michael Harriot, The Root, 15 June 2018 No pussyfooting around here: Sell-offs are painful. Anna-louise Jackson, latimes.com, 9 Feb. 2018 Word History First Known Use 1903, in the meaning defined at sense 1 pussyfooted verb past tense of pussyfoot 1 as in weaseled to avoid giving a definite answer or position politicians who try to pussyfoot around hot-button issues Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance weaseled hemmed and hawed shook equivocated waffled hedged straddled the fence dodged ducked beat about the bush tergiversated evaded fudged caviled beat around the bush shunned eluded eschewed skirted yo-yoed flip-flopped shirked sidestepped bypassed circumvented cavilled quibbled straddled 2 as in lurked to move about in a sly or secret manner pussyfooting through the hallways in the middle of the night Synonyms & Similar Words lurked sneaked slipped snuck shirked slid skulked crawled tiptoed slinked stole slunk mooched snaked moused crept padded edged inched ghosted wormed
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