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Shillyshally (Verb)

Be uncertain and vague.

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.

She continued to shillyshally about her career plans, unable to commit to a specific path.
He kept shillyshallying about asking her out on a date, too afraid of rejection.
The politician was accused of shillyshallying on key issues, preferring to maintain a vague stance.
Her friends were frustrated with her tendency to shillyshally whenever they planned a trip together.
The company's shillyshallying on the project's deadline had caused tension among the team members.

Postpone doing what one should be doing; "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days".

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.

She couldn't decide on the date for her wedding, so she shillyshalleyed and didn't send out the invitations.
The student shillyshallyed over his project, trying to gather the final details just weeks before the deadline.
Her long-term dream of opening a business had been put off as she continued to shillyshally about taking that first step.
The more the manager put off making the announcement, the more employees grew uneasy with him constantly shillyshallying around the topic.
At 25, she found she was shillyshallying about getting married like her parents had expected her to do by this age already.