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pussyfoots

verb

present tense third-person singular of pussyfoot
1
as in weasels
to avoid giving a definite answer or position politicians who try to pussyfoot around hot-button issues

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2
as in sneaks
to move about in a sly or secret manner pussyfooting through the hallways in the middle of the night

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pussyfoots
  1. shakes
  2. sneaks
  3. lurks
  4. slips
  5. slides
Verb
  • One of the early winners, Bo Nickal, shakes his hand and gives the president a shout-out on live TV.
    — Dan Horn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Across the way, awakening Uranus shakes your 2nd House of Resources, and this opposition asks your personal values to speak up.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of shakes
Verb
  • Every round, the players put on googly-eyed glasses that obscure their vision while Sam sneaks over to tap a Spy, who removes their glasses so Sam can point out which object fits the prompt.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Manual friction sneaks in as systems fail to scale with growth or suffer from poor implementation.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of sneaks
Verb
  • Clements sets the scene with lively pop music and excellent period-specific costuming, though darkness lurks beneath the funky 1970s groove.
    — Marya E. Gates, IndieWire, 13 Sep. 2026
  • The legend begins with Cardellini’s Voorhees, as something still lurks in the woods, only knowing how to kill.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 13 Sep. 2026
Definition of lurks
Verb
  • Merchants sign up, fraud slips through anyway, and the vendor walks away clean.
    — Wayne Hamilton, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Taylor’s success on its own isn’t enough to redeem this season for the Sky, who haven’t made the playoffs since 2023 and whose relevance slips further with each loss and each draft pick that fails to hit.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of slips
Verb
  • One more try and the orchestra slides up the expressive contrast a few notches to intensify the feeling of lurching from mood to mood.
    — Justin Davidson, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Cook until the edges/sides/tips are very dark brown and a paring knife easily slides in and out.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of slides
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“Pussyfoots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pussyfoots. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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