Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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shillyshally | Yes | No | Yes | No |
hover | No | No | Yes | No |
shillyshally (noun) | hover (noun) |
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the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or deferring an action to a later time |
shillyshally (verb) | hover (verb) |
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be uncertain and vague | hang in the air; fly or be suspended above |
postpone doing what one should be doing | be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity |
be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action | |
to hang about in a place beyond the proper or usual time | |
hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing |