shilly-shally synonyms

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be irresolute

alternate
balance
balk
be reluctant
be unwilling
blow hot and cold
dally
debate
defer
delay
demur
dillydally
dither
doubt

blow hot and cold

be on the fence
change one's mind
chop and change
flip-flop
fluctuate
vacillate
will and will not
wobble about

dally

boondoggle
drag
fool around
fool with
fritter away
hang about
horse around
idle
jerk off
lag
linger
loiter
lollygag
play around

dawdle

amble
bum around
dally
diddle-daddle
dilly-dally
drag
fool around
fritter away
get no place fast
goof off
hang around
hang out
idle
lag

dodge

contrivance
device
machination
method
plan
plot
ploy
ruse
scheme
stratagem
strategy
subterfuge
wile

fluctuate

alter
alternate
be undecided
blow hot and cold
ebb and flow
flutter
go up and down
hem and haw
hesitate
oscillate
rise and fall
seesaw
shift
swing

halt

arrest
break
break-off
close
cutoff
freeze
grinding halt
impasse
interruption
layoff
letup
pause
screaming halt
screeching halt

hesitate

alternate
balance
balk
be irresolute
be reluctant
be unwilling
blow hot and cold
dally
debate
defer
delay
demur
dillydally
dither

stall

arrest
avoid the issue
beat around the bush
brake
check
die
drag one's feet
equivocate
fence
filibuster
halt
hamper
hedge
hinder

trifle

bagatelle
bauble
bibelot
curio
gewgaw
knickknack
nothing
novelty
objet d'art
plaything
toy
trinket
triviality
whatnot

vacillate

alternate
be indecisive
be irresolute
change
change mind
dither
fence-straddle
fluctuate
hedge
hem and haw
hesitate
hover
oscillate
pause

waver

be irresolute
be unable to decide
blow hot and cold
change
deliberate
dilly-dally
dither
falter
flicker
fluctuate
halt
hedge
hem and haw
hesitate

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