Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun shillyshally

1 sense of shillyshally

Sense 1
procrastination, cunctation, shillyshally -- (the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time)
       => delay, holdup -- (the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb shillyshally

2 senses of shillyshally

Sense 1
shillyshally -- (be uncertain and vague)
       => hover, vibrate, vacillate, oscillate -- (be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action; "He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement")

Sense 2
procrastinate, stall, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, shillyshally, dilly-dally, dillydally -- (postpone doing what one should be doing; "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days")
       => delay -- (act later than planned, scheduled, or required; "Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered")