Synonyms of pussyfoots

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• weasels
• hems and haws
• shakes
• beats about the bush
• hedges
• straddles the fence
• equivocates
• ducks
• waffles
• dodges
• tergiversates
• beats around the bush
• fudges
• evades
• yo-yoes
• shuns
• eludes
• flip-flops
• eschews
• skirts
• sidesteps
• shirks
• bypasses
• circumvents
• cavils
• quibbles
• straddles

2

as in sneaks

to move about in a sly or secret manner

pussyfooting through the hallways in the middle of the night

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sneaks
• lurks
• slips
• slides
• slinks
• steals
• snakes
• crawls
• shirks
• tiptoes
• creeps
• skulks
• inches
• mooches
• mouses
• edges
• pads
• worms
• ghosts