Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb shillyshally
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb shillyshally
Entailment of verb shillyshally
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb shillyshally
2 senses of shillyshally
Sense 1
shillyshally
=> hover, vacillate
Sense 2
procrastinate, stall, drag one's feet, shillyshally, dilly-dally, dillydally
=> delay
Familiarity of verb shillyshally
shillyshally used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb shillyshally
Sense 1
shillyshally
=> hover, vacillate
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Sense 2
procrastinate, stall, drag one's feet, shillyshally, dilly-dally, dillydally
=> delay
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Grep of noun shillyshally
shillyshally
Overview of noun shillyshally
The noun shillyshally has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. procrastination, cunctation, shillyshally -- (the act of procrastinating)
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, shillyshally, dilly-dally, dillydally -- (postpone doing what one should be doing "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days")
Overview of noun shillyshally
The noun shillyshally has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. procrastination, cunctation, shillyshally -- (the act of procrastinating)
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, shillyshally, dilly-dally, dillydally -- (postpone doing what one should be doing "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days")
shillyshally definition
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