Pussyfoot (Verb)
Meaning
To go stealthily or furtively; "..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- Instead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house, he started to pussyfoot around trying to get a glimpse through the window.
- She began to pussyfoot across the creaky floor, trying not to wake up the baby.
- The thief tried to pussyfoot past the security guards without being noticed.
- He started to pussyfoot around the room, searching for a place to hide the gift.
- The kids liked to pussyfoot through the darkness of the haunted house, trying to scare each other.