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shilly-shally
adverb
Now Rare in a vacillating manner; irresolutely
noun
Now Rare vacillation or irresolution, esp. over a trivial matter
intransitive verb shilly-shallied, shilly-shallying
to be irresolute; vacillate, esp. over trifles
See shilly-shally in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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