shillyshally vs stall

stall vs shillyshally

shillyshally and stall both are nouns.

shillyshally and stall both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
shillyshally	Yes	No	Yes	No
stall	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, shillyshally and stall are synonyms defined as:

shillyshally and stall: postpone doing what one should be doing

Other synonyms of shillyshally include dilly-dally, dillydally, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, procrastinate.

shillyshally (noun)	stall (noun)
the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or deferring an action to a later time	a tactic used to mislead or delay
	small area set off by walls for special use
	a booth where articles are displayed for sale
	small individual study area in a library
	a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed
	seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater
	a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge

shillyshally (verb)	stall (verb)
be uncertain and vague	deliberately delay an event or action
postpone doing what one should be doing	come to a stop
	cause an engine to stop
	cause an airplane to go into a stall
	experience a stall in flight, of airplanes
	put into, or keep in, a stall
	postpone doing what one should be doing

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