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  1. shillyshally: Collins English Dictionary
  2. shillyshally: Vocabulary.com
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  5. shillyshally: FreeDictionary.org
  6. shillyshally: Mnemonic Dictionary
  7. shillyshally: TheFreeDictionary.com

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(Note: See shillyshallying as well.)

Definitions from WordNet (shillyshally)

noun:  the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time
verb:  be uncertain and vague
verb:  postpone doing what one should be doing


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