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shillyshally vs drag one's heels

drag one's heels vs shillyshally

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

shillyshally and drag one's heels both are verbs.

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

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