stall vs shillyshally

shillyshally vs stall

stall and shillyshally both are nouns.

stall and shillyshally both are verbs.

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

As verbs, stall and shillyshally are synonyms defined as:

stall and shillyshally: postpone doing what one should be doing

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

stall (noun)	shillyshally (noun)
a tactic used to mislead or delay	the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or deferring an action to a later time
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

stall (verb)	shillyshally (verb)
deliberately delay an event or action	be uncertain and vague
come to a stop	postpone doing what one should be doing
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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