Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - shilly-shally
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(shilly-shallies, shilly-shallying, shilly-shallied) If you say that someone is shilly-shallying, you disapprove of the fact that they are hesitating when they should make a decision. (INFORMAL) It’s time for Brooke to stop shilly-shallying. = dither VERB: usu cont, V c darkgreen]disapproval ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. adverb Etymology: irregular reduplication of shall I Date: 1700 in an irresolute, undecided, or hesitating manner II. adjective Date: 1734 irresolute, vacillating III. intransitive verb (shilly-shallied; ~ing) Date: 1754 1. to show hesitation or lack of decisiveness or resolution 2. dawdle IV. noun Date: 1755 indecision, irresolution ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v., adj., & n. --v.intr. (-ies, -ied) hesitate to act or choose; be undecided; vacillate. --adj. vacillating. --n. indecision; vacillation. Derivatives shilly-shallyer n. (also -shallier). Etymology: orig. shill I, shall I, redupl. of shall I? ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. noun нерешительность 2. adj. нерешительный 3. v. колебаться, быть нерешительным Syn: see procrastinate ...Англо-русский словарь
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- 1703, earlier shill I, shall I (1700), fanciful reduplication of shall I? (cf. wishy-washy, dilly-dally, etc.). ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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