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drag one's heels vs shillyshally

shillyshally vs drag one's heels

drag one's heels is not a noun while shillyshally is a noun.

drag one's heels and shillyshally both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
drag one's heels No No Yes No
shillyshally Yes No Yes No
As verbs, drag one's heels and shillyshally are synonyms defined as:
  • drag one's heels and shillyshally: postpone doing what one should be doing
Other synonyms of drag one's heels include dilly-dally, dillydally, drag one's feet, procrastinate, stall.
drag one's heels (noun) shillyshally (noun)
the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or deferring an action to a later time
drag one's heels (verb) shillyshally (verb)
postpone doing what one should be doing be uncertain and vague
postpone doing what one should be doing
Difference between drag one's heels and shillyshally

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