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dillydally shillyshally

Part of Speech: Verb

Sense 1: To waste time or delay in making a decision or taking action.

Example Sentence: Don't dillydally shillyshally, just choose a restaurant for dinner!

Sense 2: To be indecisive or uncertain about something.

Example Sentence: Stop dillydallying shillyshally and make up your mind about which movie to watch.

Part of Speech: Noun (Dillydally Shillyshally)

Sense 1: The act of wasting time or delaying in making a decision or taking action.

Example Sentence: His constant dillydally shillyshally is frustrating all of us.

Part of Speech: Adjective (Dillydally-Shillyshally)

Sense 1: Characterized by wasting time or delaying in making a decision or taking action.

Example Sentence: Our dillydally-shillyshally approach to the project caused us to miss the deadline.

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