ALL meanings of shilly-shally
shil·ly-shal·ly
S s - verb without object shilly-shally to show indecision or hesitation; be irresolute; vacillate. 1
- verb without object shilly-shally to waste time; dawdle. 1
- noun plural shilly-shally irresolution; indecision; vacillation: It was sheer shilly-shally on his part. 1
- adjective shilly-shally irresolute; undecided; vacillating. 1
- adverb shilly-shally irresolutely. 1
- intransitive verb shilly-shally be indecisive 1
- verb shilly-shally If you say that someone is shilly-shallying, you disapprove of the fact that they are hesitating when they should make a decision. 0
- adverb shilly-shally in a vacillating manner; irresolutely 0
- noun shilly-shally vacillation or irresolution, esp. over a trivial matter 0
- intransitive verb shilly-shally to be irresolute; vacillate, esp. over trifles 0