Pussyfooting synonyms
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To move slowly, stealthily, timidly, or furtively
(Obs.) To tear or rend as a cat does a mouse
To move quietly and stealthily so as to avoid being seen or heard; go furtively
To avoid by or as by stepping aside; dodge
(Intransitive) To avoid verbal commitment.
To avoid or escape from by deceit or cleverness; elude
To avoid (a blow, etc.) by moving or shifting quickly aside
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To refrain from using, engaging in, or partaking of:
To change sides; apostatize.
To mix (playing cards) so as to change their order, as before dealing
To use euphemisms.
To use equivocal terms in order to deceive, mislead, hedge, etc.; be deliberately ambiguous
To move, pass, etc. stealthily, quietly, gradually, or without being noticed
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To move in a sinuous or gliding manner:
(Intransitive) To move quickly and often secretively; to depart, withdraw, enter, appear, intrude, or escape as if by sliding.
To move stealthily or unobtrusively
To move about stealthily.
To move furtively
(Intransitive) To move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly.
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clearing (related)
In a clear manner; so as to be clear
moving (related)
To stir the emotions:
Find another word for pussyfooting. In this page you can discover 24 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for pussyfooting, like: creeping, mousing, sneaking, sidestepping, hedging, evading, dodging, avoiding, waffling, tergiversating and shuffling.