What does shillyshally mean?
Definitions for shillyshally
shil·lyshal·ly
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Princeton's WordNet
procrastination, cunctation, shillyshallyverb
the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time
shillyshallyverb
be uncertain and vague
procrastinate, stall, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, shillyshally, dilly-dally, dillydallyverb
postpone doing what one should be doing
"He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days"
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of shillyshally in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of shillyshally in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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