shillyshally (ˈʃɪlɪˌʃælɪ ) vb ,
-lies ,
-lying or -lied (intr ) to be indecisive, esp over unimportant matters; hesitate
adv in an indecisive manner
adj indecisive or hesitant
n ,
pl -lies indecision or hesitation; vacillation
[C18: from shill I shall I, by reduplication of shall I ]
ˈshillyˌshallier n
shillyshally Past participle: shillyshalliedGerund: shillyshallyingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative shillyshally shillyshally
Present I shillyshally you shillyshally he/she/it shillyshallies we shillyshally you shillyshally they shillyshally
Preterite I shillyshallied you shillyshallied he/she/it shillyshallied we shillyshallied you shillyshallied they shillyshallied
Present Continuous I am shillyshallying you are shillyshallying he/she/it is shillyshallying we are shillyshallying you are shillyshallying they are shillyshallying
Present Perfect I have shillyshallied you have shillyshallied he/she/it has shillyshallied we have shillyshallied you have shillyshallied they have shillyshallied
Past Continuous I was shillyshallying you were shillyshallying he/she/it was shillyshallying we were shillyshallying you were shillyshallying they were shillyshallying
Past Perfect I had shillyshallied you had shillyshallied he/she/it had shillyshallied we had shillyshallied you had shillyshallied they had shillyshallied
Future I will shillyshally you will shillyshally he/she/it will shillyshally we will shillyshally you will shillyshally they will shillyshally
Future Perfect I will have shillyshallied you will have shillyshallied he/she/it will have shillyshallied we will have shillyshallied you will have shillyshallied they will have shillyshallied
Future Continuous I will be shillyshallying you will be shillyshallying he/she/it will be shillyshallying we will be shillyshallying you will be shillyshallying they will be shillyshallying
Present Perfect Continuous I have been shillyshallying you have been shillyshallying he/she/it has been shillyshallying we have been shillyshallying you have been shillyshallying they have been shillyshallying
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been shillyshallying you will have been shillyshallying he/she/it will have been shillyshallying we will have been shillyshallying you will have been shillyshallying they will have been shillyshallying
Past Perfect Continuous I had been shillyshallying you had been shillyshallying he/she/it had been shillyshallying we had been shillyshallying you had been shillyshallying they had been shillyshallying
Conditional I would shillyshally you would shillyshally he/she/it would shillyshally we would shillyshally you would shillyshally they would shillyshally
Past Conditional I would have shillyshallied you would have shillyshallied he/she/it would have shillyshallied we would have shillyshallied you would have shillyshallied they would have shillyshallied
Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Noun 1. shillyshally - the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later timedelay ,
holdup - the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time
Verb 1. shillyshally - be uncertain and vaguehover ,
oscillate ,
vacillate ,
vibrate - be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action; "He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement"
2. shillyshally - postpone doing what one should be doing; "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days"delay - act later than planned, scheduled, or required; "Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered"
procrastinate - postpone or delay needlessly; "He procrastinated the matter until it was almost too late"
Translations
shillyshally - the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time