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		pussyfootpus‧sy‧foot /ˈpʊsifʊt/ verb [intransitive] (also pussyfoot around/about)    VERB TABLEpussyfoot |
 | Present | I, you, we, they | pussyfoot |   | he, she, it | pussyfoots |  | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | pussyfooted |  | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have pussyfooted |   | he, she, it | has pussyfooted |  | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had pussyfooted |  | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will pussyfoot |  | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have pussyfooted |  
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 | Present | I | am pussyfooting |   | he, she, it | is pussyfooting |   | you, we, they | are pussyfooting |  | Past | I, he, she, it | was pussyfooting |   | you, we, they | were pussyfooting |  | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been pussyfooting |   | he, she, it | has been pussyfooting |  | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been pussyfooting |  | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be pussyfooting |  | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been pussyfooting |  
    - When Cranston wants something, he doesn't pussyfoot around.
 
    informal to be too careful and frightened to do something, such as making firm decisions or telling someone exactly what you think:   You can’t pussyfoot around when it comes to keeping kids safe.  |