pussyfooting


puss·y·foot

P0676800 (po͝os′ē-fo͝ot′)intr.v. puss·y·foot·ed, puss·y·foot·ing, puss·y·foots 1. To move stealthily or cautiously.2. Informal To act or proceed cautiously or timidly to avoid committing oneself.
puss′y·foot′er n.

pussyfooting

(ˈpʊsɪˌfʊtɪŋ) adjbehaving in an excessively cautious waynthe action of behaving in an excessively too cautious way