shilly-shally
shilly-shally
Definition
shilly-shally (s̸hil′ē s̸hal′ē)
adverb
Now Rare in a vacillating manner; irresolutely
Etymology: redupl. of shall I? meaning “shall I or shall I not?”
noun
Now Rare vacillation or irresolution, esp. over a trivial matter
intransitive verb -·lied, -·lying
to be irresolute; vacillate, esp. over trifles
shilly-shally
Synonyms
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- shilling
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- shill
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- Shikoku
- shikker
- shikari
- shikar
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- shim
- shimmer
- shimmering
- shimmy
- Shimomura, Tsutomu
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- shin
- Shinar
- shinbone
