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shilly-shally
shil·ly-shal·ly S0343900 (shĭl′ē-shăl′ē)intr.v. shil·ly-shal·lied (-lēd), shil·ly-shal·ly·ing, shil·ly-shal·lies (-lēz) 1. To procrastinate.2. To be unable to come to a decision; vacillate.3. To spend time on insignificant things; dawdle.adj. Hesitant; vacillating.n. pl. shil·ly-shal·lies Procrastination; hesitation.adv. In a hesitant manner; irresolutely.
[Reduplication of the question shall I?]shil•ly-shal•ly (ˈʃɪl iˌʃæl i)
v. -shal•lied, -shal•ly•ing, v.i. 1. to show indecision or hesitation; vacillate. 2. to waste time. n. 3. indecision; vacillation. adj. 4. undecided; wavering. [1690–1700; orig. repeated question, shall I? shall I? later altered on the model of its synonym dilly-dally] shil′ly-shal`li•er, n. shilly-shally
Past participle: shilly-shallied
Gerund: shilly-shallying
| Imperative |
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| shilly-shally | | shilly-shally |
| Present |
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| I shilly-shally | | you shilly-shally | | he/she/it shilly-shallies | | we shilly-shally | | you shilly-shally | | they shilly-shally |
| Preterite |
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| I shilly-shallied | | you shilly-shallied | | he/she/it shilly-shallied | | we shilly-shallied | | you shilly-shallied | | they shilly-shallied |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am shilly-shallying | | you are shilly-shallying | | he/she/it is shilly-shallying | | we are shilly-shallying | | you are shilly-shallying | | they are shilly-shallying |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have shilly-shallied | | you have shilly-shallied | | he/she/it has shilly-shallied | | we have shilly-shallied | | you have shilly-shallied | | they have shilly-shallied |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was shilly-shallying | | you were shilly-shallying | | he/she/it was shilly-shallying | | we were shilly-shallying | | you were shilly-shallying | | they were shilly-shallying |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had shilly-shallied | | you had shilly-shallied | | he/she/it had shilly-shallied | | we had shilly-shallied | | you had shilly-shallied | | they had shilly-shallied |
| Future |
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| I will shilly-shally | | you will shilly-shally | | he/she/it will shilly-shally | | we will shilly-shally | | you will shilly-shally | | they will shilly-shally |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have shilly-shallied | | you will have shilly-shallied | | he/she/it will have shilly-shallied | | we will have shilly-shallied | | you will have shilly-shallied | | they will have shilly-shallied |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be shilly-shallying | | you will be shilly-shallying | | he/she/it will be shilly-shallying | | we will be shilly-shallying | | you will be shilly-shallying | | they will be shilly-shallying |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been shilly-shallying | | you have been shilly-shallying | | he/she/it has been shilly-shallying | | we have been shilly-shallying | | you have been shilly-shallying | | they have been shilly-shallying |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been shilly-shallying | | you will have been shilly-shallying | | he/she/it will have been shilly-shallying | | we will have been shilly-shallying | | you will have been shilly-shallying | | they will have been shilly-shallying |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been shilly-shallying | | you had been shilly-shallying | | he/she/it had been shilly-shallying | | we had been shilly-shallying | | you had been shilly-shallying | | they had been shilly-shallying |
| Conditional |
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| I would shilly-shally | | you would shilly-shally | | he/she/it would shilly-shally | | we would shilly-shally | | you would shilly-shally | | they would shilly-shally |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have shilly-shallied | | you would have shilly-shallied | | he/she/it would have shilly-shallied | | we would have shilly-shallied | | you would have shilly-shallied | | they would have shilly-shallied |
Thesaurusshilly-shallyverbTo be irresolute in acting or doing:dither, falter, halt, hesitate, pause, stagger, vacillate, waver, wobble.adjectiveGiven to or exhibiting hesitation:halting, hesitant, indecisive, irresolute, pendulous, tentative, timid, vacillant, vacillatory.nounThe act of hesitating or state of being hesitant:hesitancy, hesitation, indecision, indecisiveness, irresoluteness, irresolution, pause, tentativeness, timidity, timidness, to-and-fro, vacillation.Translationsshilly-shally
Related to shilly-shally: unceremoniously, imperiously, consistentlySynonyms for shilly-shallyverb to be irresolute in acting or doingSynonyms- dither
- falter
- halt
- hesitate
- pause
- stagger
- vacillate
- waver
- wobble
adj given to or exhibiting hesitationSynonyms- halting
- hesitant
- indecisive
- irresolute
- pendulous
- tentative
- timid
- vacillant
- vacillatory
noun the act of hesitating or state of being hesitantSynonyms- hesitancy
- hesitation
- indecision
- indecisiveness
- irresoluteness
- irresolution
- pause
- tentativeness
- timidity
- timidness
- to-and-fro
- vacillation
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