Definition for Shilly-shally:

• To hesitate; to trifle; to be irresolute.

Synonyms for Shilly-shally:

• adj.

  •irresolute (adjective)
  • halfhearted,
  • shrinking,
  • vacillating,
  • irresolute,
  • shifty,
  • unwilling,
  • tentative,
  • ambivalent,
  • shy,
  • irresponsible,
  • erratic,
  • indecisive,
  • undecided,
  • undependable,
  • fly-by-night,
  • unresolved,
  • changeable,
  • inconsistent,
  • double-minded,
  • impulsive,
  • fickle,
  • infirm,
  • spineless,
  • weak,
  • uncertain,
  • watery,
  • hesitant,
  • Flitting,
  • insipid,
  • dillydallying,
  • volatile,
  • capricious,
  • yellow,
  • unsure.

• n.

  •
  • wait,
  • delay,
  • temporize.
  •
  • hesitate,
  • pause,
  • wobble,
  • dither,
  • waver,
  • stagger.
  •falter (noun)
  • fluctuate.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • linger.
  •
  • hesitancy,
  • indecision,
  • to and fro,
  • vacillation,
  • halting,
  • falter,
  • hesitation.
  •
  • timidity,
  • pendulous,
  • timid.
  •change
  • vary.
  •doubt
  • scruple,
  • Misdoubt.
  •hesitate
  • hem and haw.
  •linger
  • loiter.
  •Other relevant words:
  • dilly-dally,
  • mutable,
  • strain,
  • evade,
  • fumble,
  • shift,
  • caution,
  • sidestep,
  • oscillation,
  • lie about,
  • fluctuation,
  • mark time,
  • quibble,
  • mope,
  • time,
  • avoid,
  • oscillatory,
  • fear,
  • withdraw,
  • drag,
  • cavil,
  • pull back,
  • think twice about,
  • laze,
  • parry,
  • stop to consider,
  • flag,
  • change,
  • ponder,
  • tergiversate,
  • jib,
  • dillydally,
  • poke,
  • milquetoast,
  • dodge,
  • uncertainty,
  • yield,
  • swither,
  • equivocation,
  • teeter-totter,
  • jellyfish,
  • tergiversation,
  • Strain at,
  • wavering,
  • lounge,
  • stickle,
  • blow,
  • think twice,
  • oscillate,
  • idle,
  • totter,
  • debate,
  • diddle,
  • prevaricate,
  • straddle the fence,
  • fence,
  • crawl,
  • lallygag,
  • dawdle,
  • stonewall,
  • sway,
  • weakling,
  • Haver,
  • alteration,
  • See-saw,
  • demur,
  • mugwump,
  • diffidence,
  • oscillating,
  • be undecided,
  • Pendulate,
  • ambivalence,
  • teeter,
  • trail,
  • qualify,
  • fluctuating,
  • fend off,
  • fence-sitting,
  • blow hot and cold,
  • vibrate,
  • balance,
  • wobbly,
  • swing,
  • tarry,
  • shilly-shallying,
  • trifle,
  • retreat,
  • palter,
  • stall,
  • deliberate,
  • equivocate,
  • drag one's feet,
  • dally,
  • waffle,
  • lag,
  • straggle,
  • stick at,
  • back down,
  • hover,
  • hang back.