to vacillate on one's feet

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• hesitate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. falter, waiver, shrink, demur; pause. See doubt, stammering, unwillingness. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. falter, stutter, fluctuate, vacillate, pause, stop, hold off, hold back, be dubious, be uncertain …   English dictionary for students

• linger — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. delay, dally, loiter, dawdle, poke; remain, persist. See lateness, durability, slowness. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To go reluctantly] Syn. tarry, stay, wait, saunter, lag, trail, hesitate, delay, plod …   English dictionary for students

• dilly-dally — verb, informal we can t dilly dally when there are critical decisions to be made Syn: waste time, dally, dawdle, loiter, linger, take one s time, delay, temporize, stall, procrastinate, pussyfoot around, drag one s feet; dither, hesitate, falter …   Thesaurus of popular words

• temporize — v 1. procrastinate, delay, pause, hang back; wait, play a waiting game, hesitate, Inf. drag one s feet, Inf. footdrag, put off, gain time, play for time, sleep on it; hold off, hold [s.t.] up, lay [s.t.] over, refrain from further action, let the …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• dillydally — verb postpone doing what one should be doing He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days • Syn: ↑procrastinate, ↑stall, ↑drag one s feet, ↑drag one s heels, ↑shillyshally, ↑dilly dally …   Useful english dictionary

• shillyshally — I noun the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time • Syn: ↑procrastination, ↑cunctation • Derivationally related forms: ↑procrastinate (for: ↑procrastination) …   Useful english dictionary

• falter — v 1. hesitate, waver, hover, hang in the balance, vacillate, oscillate; fluctuate, blow hot and cold, alternate, go back and forth between; be undecided, Inf. straddle the fence, dilly dally, shilly shally; hem and haw, delay, waste time, trifle …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• hesitate — v 1. pause, wait, delay, hang back; procrastinate, hold off, hold [s.t.] up, lay [s.t.] over, refrain from further action, let the matter stand; balk, recoil, shrink, swerve, shy; dally, dillydally; temporize, put off, Inf. drag one s feet, Inf.… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• falter — verb 1) the government faltered Syn: hesitate, delay, drag one s feet, stall; waver, vacillate, waffle, be indecisive, be irresolute, blow hot and cold, hem and haw; informal sit on the fence, dilly dally, shilly shally 2) she faltered over his… …   Thesaurus of popular words

• shilly-shally — verb we must not tolerate leaders who shilly shally over matters of national security Syn: dither, be indecisive, be irresolute, vacillate, waver, hesitate, blow hot and cold, falter, drag one s feet, hem and haw; informal dilly dally …   Thesaurus of popular words

• procrastinate — v 1. delay, temporize, Inf. stall, U.S. Cong. filibuster, play for time, gain time, use dilatory tactics, play a waiting game; prolong, protract, retard, slacken, slow down, decelerate; forestall, prevent, stave off, obstruct, block, avoid. 2.… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder