Thesaurus results for PUSSYFOOTS

pussyfoots

verb

present tense third-person singular of pussyfoot

as in weasels

to avoid giving a definite answer or position politicians who try to pussyfoot around hot-button issues

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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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Themed milk shakes, cocktails and popcorn — in a premium new collectible Gazebo popcorn bucket that celebrates the heart of Stars Hollow’s town square — will be available for fans to purchase.

— Carole Horst, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026
Her body shakes uncontrollably and her neck folds forward, making eye contact impossible.

— Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of shakes

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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

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The Spurs superstar lurks down low near the basket, allowing guards to pressure aggressively on the perimeter.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of lurks

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The consideration worth making when delegating this is who has the credibility to hold the rest of the organization accountable when CRM hygiene slips or definitions get quietly reinterpreted.

— Kylie Fuentes, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 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

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Each secures and slides via a series of side rails that look very similar to the ones for adjusting height of the grates on my Camp Chef vault smoker.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2026
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

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