All pussyfoot synonyms
pussΒ·yΒ·foot
P p verb pussyfoot
- beat around the bush β to talk around a subject without getting to the point
- doublespeak β evasive, ambiguous language that is intended to deceive or confuse.
- circumlocute β to speak in a circuitous way
- worm β Write-Once Read-Many
- ghost β the soul of a dead person, a disembodied spirit imagined, usually as a vague, shadowy or evanescent form, as wandering among or haunting living persons.
- creep β When people or animals creep somewhere, they move quietly and slowly.
- inching β a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- jive β swing music or early jazz.
- juke β to make a move intended to deceive (an opponent).
- beg the question β If you say that something begs a particular question, you mean that it makes people want to ask that question; some people consider that this use is incorrect.
- lie in wait β to remain inactive or in a state of repose, as until something expected happens (often followed by for, till, or until): to wait for the bus to arrive.
- dodge β to elude or evade by a sudden shift of position or by strategy: to dodge a blow; to dodge a question.
- mince words β speak tentatively, tactfully
- go around β an act or instance of going around something, as a circle, course, or traffic pattern, and returning to the starting point.
- four-flush β to bluff.
- hold off β to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- evade β Escape or avoid, esp. by cleverness or trickery.
- worming β Zoology. any of numerous long, slender, soft-bodied, legless, bilaterally symmetrical invertebrates, including the flatworms, roundworms, acanthocephalans, nemerteans, gordiaceans, and annelids.
- hesitate β to be reluctant or wait to act because of fear, indecision, or disinclination: She hesitated to take the job.
- dithering β a trembling; vibration.
- goes around β to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- flip-flopping β Informal. a sudden or unexpected reversal, as of direction, belief, attitude, or policy.
- get out of β extricate oneself from
- make like β to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
- lay low β situated, placed, or occurring not far above the ground, floor, or base: a low shelf.
- demur β If you demur, you say that you do not agree with something or will not do something that you have been asked to do.
- weasel β any small carnivore of the genus Mustela, of the family Mustelidae, having a long, slender body and feeding chiefly on small rodents.
- bummed β depressed, upset, distressed, annoyed, etc.
- dissemble β to give a false or misleading appearance to; conceal the truth or real nature of: to dissemble one's incompetence in business.
- darked β having very little or no light: a dark room.
- jiving β swing music or early jazz.
- cover up β If you cover something or someone up, you put something over them in order to protect or hide them.
- give the slip β to move, flow, pass, or go smoothly or easily; glide; slide: Water slips off a smooth surface.
- flipflop β Alternative form of flip-flop.
- goldbrick β Informal. a brick made to look like gold, sold by a swindler.
- get around β to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- equivocate β Use ambiguous language so as to conceal the truth or avoid committing oneself.
- hedge β a row of bushes or small trees planted close together, especially when forming a fence or boundary; hedgerow: small fields separated by hedges.
- bumming β a person who avoids work and sponges on others; loafer; idler.
adj pussyfoot
- all ears β If someone says that they are all ears, they mean that they are ready and eager to listen.
- forethoughtful β full of or having forethought; provident.
- cautious β Someone who is cautious acts very carefully in order to avoid possible danger.