shillyshally

shillyshally
нерешительность нерешительный нерешительно - to stand * стоять в нерешительности (разговорное) колебаться;
быть нерешительным;
проявлять нерешительность

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  • shillyshally — /ˈʃɪliˌʃæli / (say shilee.shalee) verb (i) (shillyshallied, shillyshallying) 1. to be irresolute; vacillate: *He did not go in for this tangential shilly shallying which was the hallmark of the ruling classes. –peter carey, 1988. –noun (plural… …  

  • 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

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

  • 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

  • drag one's feet — verb postpone doing what one should be doing (Freq. 2) He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days • Syn: ↑procrastinate, ↑stall, ↑drag one s heels, ↑shillyshally, ↑dilly dally, ↑dillydally …   Useful english dictionary

  • drag one's heels — 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, ↑shillyshally, ↑dilly dally, ↑dillydally • …   Useful english dictionary

  • procrastination — noun 1. the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑cunctation, ↑shillyshally • Derivationally related forms: ↑shillyshally (for: ↑shillyshally), ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Gajos, Janusz — (1939 )    Outstanding film and theatrical actor. After graduating from the acting department at the Łódź Film School, Gajos starred in one of the most popular television series ever produced in Poland, Four Tankmen and a Dog (Czterej pancerni i… …   Guide to cinema

  • indecision — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. irresolution, hesitation, uncertainty, vacillation, shillyshally. See doubt. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. hesitation, vacillation, irresolution; see doubt 2 , uncertainty 1 . III (Roget s Thesaurus II)… …   English dictionary for students

  • vacillant — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Given to or exhibiting hesitation: halting, hesitant, indecisive, irresolute, pendulous, shillyshally, tentative, timid, vacillatory. See DECIDE …   English dictionary for students

  • vacillatory — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Given to or exhibiting hesitation: halting, hesitant, indecisive, irresolute, pendulous, shillyshally, tentative, timid, vacillant. See DECIDE …   English dictionary for students


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