Definitions for shillyshally

Overview of noun shillyshally

The noun shillyshally has 1 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)

1. procrastination, cunctation, shillyshally

(the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time)

Overview of verb shillyshally

The verb shillyshally has 2 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)

1. shillyshally

(be uncertain and vague)

2. procrastinate, stall, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, shillyshally, dilly-dally, dillydally

(postpone doing what one should be doing; "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days")