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Showing words for SHILLYSHALLY using the English dictionary

12 Letter Words for Shillyshally

shillyshally

7 Letter Words for Shillyshally

shallis, shishya

6 Letter Words for Shillyshally

allyls, ashily, hilsah, salish, shalli, shally, shilla, shills, shilly, shyish, slashy, slyish

5 Letter Words for Shillyshally

alish, allis, allyl, hails, haily, halls, hashy, hills, hilly, hilsa, hissy, hiyas, hylas, islay, lalls, lally, lassi, lilas, lills, lilly, lysis, lyssa, sails, saily, sally, shahi, shahs, shall, shaly, shash, shays, shiah, shill, shily, shish, shyly, sials, silas, sills, silly, silyl, sisal, slash, slays, slish, slyly, sylis, yills

4 Letter Words for Shillyshally

ahhs, ails, alls, ally, ashy, assi, hail, hall, hals, hash, hays, hila, hill, hish, hiss, hiya, hyla, hyli, ills, illy, isls, lahs, lall, lash, lass, lays, lias, lila, lill, lily, lish, liss, sahh, sail, sais, sall, sals, sash, says, shah, shay, shia, shih, sial, sila, sill, sish, slay, syli, syll, yahi, yahs, yali, yays, yill

3 Letter Words for Shillyshally

ahh, ahi, ahs, ail, ais, all, als, aly, ash, asl, ass, ays, has, hay, hia, his, ihs, ill, ish, isl, lah, lai, las, lay, lis, lys, sah, sai, sal, say, sha, shh, shi, shy, sil, sis, sla, sly, ssh, syl, yah, yas, yay, yis

Definitions for Shillyshally

[1] to show indecision or hesitation; be irresolute; vacillate.
[2] to waste time; dawdle.
[3] irresolution; indecision; vacillation: It was sheer shilly-shally on his part.
[4] irresolute; undecided; vacillating.
[5] irresolutely.
[6] (intr) to be indecisive, esp over unimportant matters; hesitate
[7] in an indecisive manner
[8] indecisive or hesitant
[9] indecision or hesitation; vacillation

Words related to Shillyshally

shilly-shallyhesitate, dawdle, waffle, seesaw, waver, fluctuate, dither, oscillate, differ, divide, modify, diverge, range, diversify, alter, distrust, suspect, impugn, rotate, vary

Words nearby Shillyshally

shilly-shallyshillelagh, shilling, shilling mark, shillong, shilluk, shilly-shally, shillyshally, shiloh, shilpit, shily, shim

Origin of Shillyshally

-shally1690–1700; orig. repeated question, shall I? shall I? later altered on the model of its synonym dilly-dally

Other words from Shillyshally

shil·ly-shal·li·er , noun

Word origin for Shillyshally

C18: from shill I shall I, by reduplication of shall I

Synonyms for Shillyshally

afraid, averse, backward, dawdling, delaying, diffident, disinclined, doubtful, doubting, faltering, half-hearted, halting, hanging back, hesitating, indecisive, irresolute, lacking confidence, lazy, loath, pendulous, reluctant, shilly-shally, shy, skeptical, slow, tentative, timid, uneager, unpredictable, unsure, unwilling, vacillating, vacillatory, wavering