Word: shilly-shally

Synonyms: shilly-shally

dither, be indecisive, be irresolute, vacillate, waver, hesitate, blow hot and cold, falter, drag one's feet, hem and haw, dilly-dally

Translations: shilly-shally

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spanish
Translations:
vacilante, titubean
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german
Translations:
fackeln
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french
Translations:
barguigner, hésiter, vaciller, chanceler, flotter, osciller, tergiverser, hésitant, avec hésitation
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italian
Translations:
tergiversare, nicchiare, esitare, esitazione
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portuguese
Translations:
irresolução, vacilar, vacilante, indeciso, hesitar
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dutch
Translations:
shilly
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russian
Translations:
нерешительный, нерешительность, shilly
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norwegian
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shilly
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swedish
Translations:
velar
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finnish
Translations:
häilyä, shilly
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danish
Translations:
shilly
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czech
Translations:
váhat, otálet
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polish
Translations:
wahanie, wahać, niezdecydowanie, niezdecydowany, chwiejny, wahający się
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hungarian
Translations:
határozatlanság, ingadozik, ingadozó, határozatlan
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turkish
Translations:
tereddüd, kararsız kalmak, kararsızlık, kararsız, kararsızca
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greek
Translations:
διστακτικώς, ταλαντεύομαι, διστάζων, αναποφασιστικότητα, διστάζω
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ukrainian
Translations:
нерішучість, вагайтеся, shilly
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albanian
Translations:
lëkundje, i lëkundur, ngurrim, lëkundur
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bulgarian
Translations:
нерешителен, нерешителност, колебая се
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belarusian
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shilly
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estonian
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Shilly
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croatian
Translations:
ustručavati se, oklijevanje, neodlučnost, kolebljiv, oklijevati
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icelandic
Translations:
shilly
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lithuanian
Translations:
Wahający, Niezdecydowany, Chwiejny, Svyruoti, Lygiosios
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latvian
Translations:
neizšķirti, svārstīgs, nenoteiktība, svārstīties
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macedonian
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shilly
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romanian
Translations:
șovăitor, șovăială, ezitant, ezita, șovăi
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slovenian
Translations:
shilly
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slovak
Translations:
váhavosť, váhavé, otáľať, váhať, odkladať, čakať, odkladať ho

The meaning and "use of": shilly-shally

verb
  • fail to act resolutely or decisively. - the government shilly-shallied about the matter
noun
  • indecisive behavior. - He had had enough of the shilly-shallying that now dominates the game's upper echelons.
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