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单词 pussyfoot
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pussyfootverb [ I ]

uk/ˈpʊs.i.fʊt/us/ˈpʊs.i.fʊt/informal disapproving

to avoid making a decision or expressing an opinion because you are uncertain or frightened about doing so:

Stop pussyfooting around/about and tell me what you really think.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Hesitating

  • dilly-dally
  • dither
  • falter
  • foot
  • halting
  • hang
  • hang back
  • have a foot in both camps idiom
  • haw
  • hem
  • hem and haw idiom
  • hesitant
  • hesitate
  • hesitation
  • hum
  • hum and haw idiom
  • shilly-shally
  • sit
  • sit on the fence idiom

pussyfootverb [ I ]

us/ˈpʊs·iˌfʊt/

to be careful about expressing an opinion or taking action, esp. because you might hurt someone’s feelings:

Quit pussyfooting around and tell me what you really think.
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