shilly-shally
verb (used without object)
to show indecision or hesitation; be irresolute; vacillate.
shilly-shallies
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pluralof shilly-shally.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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As the young man shilly-shallies, the father enters into several schemes to entrap him into a declaration of love; but all his schemes are abortive.
From Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer
