单词	pussyfoots
释义	pussyfoot verb pussy·​foot ˈpu̇-sē-ˌfu̇t  pussyfooted; pussyfooting; pussyfoots intransitive verb 1 : to tread or move warily or stealthily 2 : to refrain from committing oneself pussyfooter noun Synonyms equivocate fudge hedge tergiversate waffle weasel See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences He should stop pussyfooting and tell us what he wants to do. politicians who try to pussyfoot around hot-button issues Recent Examples on the Web What a crazy, zany coincidence that Harden pussyfooted around the controversy set off by Morey’s tweet. Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, 12 Oct. 2019 Deputy Managing Editor Yesha Callahan is gonna be mad at this short-ass lede, but today there’s no need to pussyfoot around. Michael Harriot, The Root, 15 June 2018 No pussyfooting around here: Sell-offs are painful. Anna-louise Jackson, latimes.com, 9 Feb. 2018 Word History First Known Use 1903, in the meaning defined at sense 1 pussyfoots verb present tense third-person singular of pussyfoot 1 as in weasels to avoid giving a definite answer or position politicians who try to pussyfoot around hot-button issues Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance weasels hems and haws ducks shakes hedges waffles equivocates beats about the bush straddles the fence tergiversates dodges yo-yoes beats around the bush fudges evades skirts shuns eludes eschews cavils shirks flip-flops bypasses sidesteps quibbles circumvents straddles 2 as in sneaks to move about in a sly or secret manner pussyfooting through the hallways in the middle of the night Synonyms & Similar Words sneaks slips slides lurks slinks snakes mooches shirks steals pads creeps tiptoes crawls inches edges skulks mouses worms ghosts
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