shillyshally

Letters that make shillyshally

s, a, l, h, i, y are letters that make 'shillyshally'

Words within shillyshally

hill, hi, ally, shill, Hill, HA, ill, all, il, hilly, hall, AL, HI, IL, Hall, Al are words within 'shillyshally'

3 possible definitions for 'shillyshally'

Shillyshally as "be uncertain and vague"

Under this definition, shillyshally is a verb and has the following properties:

shillyshally as a type

'shillyshally' can be a type of vibrate, vacillate, oscillate, hover.

Shillyshally as "postpone doing what one should be doing"

Under this definition, shillyshally is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

procrastinate, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, dilly-dally, dillydally, stall have the same meaning as 'shillyshally'

shillyshally as a type

'shillyshally' can be a type of delay.

Types of shillyshally

procrastinate is a type of shillyshally.

Derivatives of shillyshally

dillydallier, dilly-dallier, mope, procrastinator, postponer, cunctator, dallier, lounger, procrastination, cunctation, shillyshally, stall, stalling are derivatives of 'shillyshally'.

Shillyshally as "the act of procrastinating, putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time"

Under this definition, shillyshally is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

procrastination, cunctation have the same meaning as 'shillyshally'

shillyshally as a type

'shillyshally' can be a type of holdup, delay.

Derivatives of shillyshally

procrastinate, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, dilly-dally, dillydally, shillyshally, stall are derivatives of 'shillyshally'.


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