shilly-shallies

present tense third-person singular of shilly-shally
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shilly-shallies
Verb
  • If the alliance hesitates, Putin will see weakness and press harder.
    David A. Deptula, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The actress hesitates for only a second before divulging the story.
    Galina Espinoza, Flow Space, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But that was before the arrival of teplizumab, a monoclonal antibody approved in late 2022 that delays the advance of the illness and may even halt it at stage 2 in some people.
    Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025
  • That clogs the judicial system, wastes limited resources, and delays justice for those with legitimate grievances.
    Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Her certainty falters as the light from the mothership dims, the last traces of the hive connection dying above them.
    JP Mangalindan, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Continue reading … SHAKEY TRUCE – Israeli soldiers killed in attack as ceasefire with Hamas briefly falters and resumes.
    , FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • There are occasional reminders that the Mafia lingers.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The camera lingers for a few seconds on Miguel, in his new emotive state for the rest of his life, without Marta.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • When a storm crawls like this, rainfall piles up over the same towns for days.
    Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Everything except Eidra, who asks him not to leave and crawls into his arms.
    Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Who else pokes holes in this claim?
    U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Later in the episode, Kelce's cohost and brother, Jason Kelce, pokes fun at Lively's athleticism in a storyline that sees Bridget attend a soccer camp.
    Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • However, the risk of adverse effects grows the longer a shutdown drags on.
    Rachel Barber, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
  • As the government shutdown drags on, Americans are turning more negative on Congress, according to new Gallup polling.
    Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Shilly-shallies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shilly-shallies. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.

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