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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. |