pussyfoot
verb /ˈpʊsifʊt/
/ˈpʊsifʊt/
[intransitive] (informal, usually disapproving)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they pussyfoot | /ˈpʊsifʊt/ /ˈpʊsifʊt/ |
| he / she / it pussyfoots | /ˈpʊsifʊts/ /ˈpʊsifʊts/ |
| past simple pussyfooted | /ˈpʊsifʊtɪd/ /ˈpʊsifʊtɪd/ |
| past participle pussyfooted | /ˈpʊsifʊtɪd/ /ˈpʊsifʊtɪd/ |
| -ing form pussyfooting | /ˈpʊsifʊtɪŋ/ /ˈpʊsifʊtɪŋ/ |
- pussyfoot (about/around) to be careful or anxious about expressing your opinion in case you upset somebody
- I realized I could no longer pussyfoot around. I had to say what I really thought.