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pussyfoot
puss·y·foot P0676800 (po͝os′ē-fo͝ot′)intr.v. puss·y·foot·ed, puss·y·foot·ing, puss·y·foots 1. To move stealthily or cautiously.2. Informal To act or proceed cautiously or timidly to avoid committing oneself.
puss′y·foot′er n.pussyfoot (ˈpʊsɪˌfʊt) vb (intr) 1. to move about stealthily or warily like a cat2. to avoid committing oneselfn, pl -footsa person who pussyfootspuss•y•foot (ˈpʊs iˌfʊt)
v.i. 1. to go or move in a stealthy or cautious manner. 2. to act timidly or irresolutely, as if afraid to commit oneself. [1890–95, Amer.] puss′y•foot`er, n. pussyfoot
Past participle: pussyfooted
Gerund: pussyfooting
| Imperative |
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| pussyfoot | | pussyfoot |
| Present |
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| I pussyfoot | | you pussyfoot | | he/she/it pussyfoots | | we pussyfoot | | you pussyfoot | | they pussyfoot |
| Preterite |
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| I pussyfooted | | you pussyfooted | | he/she/it pussyfooted | | we pussyfooted | | you pussyfooted | | they pussyfooted |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am pussyfooting | | you are pussyfooting | | he/she/it is pussyfooting | | we are pussyfooting | | you are pussyfooting | | they are pussyfooting |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have pussyfooted | | you have pussyfooted | | he/she/it has pussyfooted | | we have pussyfooted | | you have pussyfooted | | they have pussyfooted |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was pussyfooting | | you were pussyfooting | | he/she/it was pussyfooting | | we were pussyfooting | | you were pussyfooting | | they were pussyfooting |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had pussyfooted | | you had pussyfooted | | he/she/it had pussyfooted | | we had pussyfooted | | you had pussyfooted | | they had pussyfooted |
| Future |
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| I will pussyfoot | | you will pussyfoot | | he/she/it will pussyfoot | | we will pussyfoot | | you will pussyfoot | | they will pussyfoot |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have pussyfooted | | you will have pussyfooted | | he/she/it will have pussyfooted | | we will have pussyfooted | | you will have pussyfooted | | they will have pussyfooted |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be pussyfooting | | you will be pussyfooting | | he/she/it will be pussyfooting | | we will be pussyfooting | | you will be pussyfooting | | they will be pussyfooting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been pussyfooting | | you have been pussyfooting | | he/she/it has been pussyfooting | | we have been pussyfooting | | you have been pussyfooting | | they have been pussyfooting |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been pussyfooting | | you will have been pussyfooting | | he/she/it will have been pussyfooting | | we will have been pussyfooting | | you will have been pussyfooting | | they will have been pussyfooting |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been pussyfooting | | you had been pussyfooting | | he/she/it had been pussyfooting | | we had been pussyfooting | | you had been pussyfooting | | they had been pussyfooting |
| Conditional |
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| I would pussyfoot | | you would pussyfoot | | he/she/it would pussyfoot | | we would pussyfoot | | you would pussyfoot | | they would pussyfoot |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have pussyfooted | | you would have pussyfooted | | he/she/it would have pussyfooted | | we would have pussyfooted | | you would have pussyfooted | | they would have pussyfooted |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | pussyfoot - to go stealthily or furtively; "..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house"mouse, sneak, creepwalk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet" |
pussyfootverb hedge, sit on the fence, prevaricate, beat about the bush, flannel (Brit. informal), equivocate, be noncommittal, hum and haw, tergiversate Stop pussyfooting around and say what you really mean!pussyfootverb1. To move silently and furtively:creep, glide, lurk, mouse, prowl, skulk, slide, slink, slip, snake, sneak, steal.Slang: gumshoe.2. Informal. To use evasive or deliberately vague language:equivocate, euphemize, hedge, shuffle, tergiversate, weasel.Informal: waffle.Idioms: beat about the bush, mince words.Translationspuss (pus) noun a cat. (暱稱)小貓咪 （爱称）小猫咪 pussy (pusi) – plural pussies – noun1. a cat, especially a kitten. (暱稱)小貓咪 （爱称 ）小猫咪 2. (slang, vulgar) a woman thought of as a sex object; a fuck. 性玩物(低俗俚語) 作为性对象的女人（比较冒犯的说法） 3. (slang, vulgar) a woman's vagina. 女性陰道(低俗俚語) （粗俚）女阴，阴户 ˈpussyfoot verb to behave in a wary or timid way. (貓一樣地)悄悄而行，謹慎行事 （猫一样地）悄悄而行，谨慎行事
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pussyfoot (around)To behave in an overly cautious, timid, or non-committal manner. He had a chance to take over the business for himself if he hadn't kept pussyfooting around. All this pussyfooting is going to cost us our chance at closing the deal.See also: pussyfootpussyfoot aroundFig. to go about timidly and cautiously. (Alludes to a cat walking carefully.) Stop pussyfooting around! Get on with it! I wish that they would not pussyfoot around when there are tough decisions to be made.See also: around, pussyfootpussyfoot (around) in. to behave in a very cautious manner; to (metaphorically) tread softly; to hedge or equivocate. Come on and say what you mean! Stop pussyfooting. See also: around, pussyfootpussyfoot verbSee pussyfoot aroundpussyfoot
Synonyms for pussyfootverb hedgeSynonyms- hedge
- sit on the fence
- prevaricate
- beat about the bush
- flannel
- equivocate
- be noncommittal
- hum and haw
- tergiversate
Synonyms for pussyfootverb to move silently and furtivelySynonyms- creep
- glide
- lurk
- mouse
- prowl
- skulk
- slide
- slink
- slip
- snake
- sneak
- steal
- gumshoe
verb to use evasive or deliberately vague languageSynonyms- equivocate
- euphemize
- hedge
- shuffle
- tergiversate
- weasel
- waffle
Synonyms for pussyfootverb to go stealthily or furtivelySynonymsRelated Words |