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111delay — 1. verb 1) we were delayed by the traffic Syn: detain, hold up, make late, slow up/down, bog down, hinder, hamper, impede, obstruct 2) don t delay Syn: linger, drag one s feet …
112hesitate — verb 1) she hesitated, unsure of what to say Syn: pause, delay, wait, stall, be uncertain, be unsure, be doubtful, be indecisive, vacillate, waver; Brit. haver; informal dilly dally 2) don t hesitate to ask Syn …
113shilly-shally — shil•ly shal•ly [[t]ˈʃɪl iˌʃæl i[/t]] v. shal•lied, shal•ly•ing, 1) to show indecision or hesitation; vacillate 2) to waste time 3) indecision; vacillation 4) undecided; wavering • Etymology: 1690–1700; orig. repeated question, shall I? shall I?… …
114waver — [v] shift back and forth; be indecisive be irresolute, be unable to decide*, blow hot and cold*, change, deliberate, dilly dally*, dither, falter, flicker, fluctuate, halt, hedge, hem and haw*, hesitate, oscillate, palter, pause, pussyfoot… …
115drag one's feet — verb postpone doing what one should be doing (Freq. 2) He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days • Syn: ↑procrastinate, ↑stall, ↑drag one s heels, ↑shillyshally, ↑dilly dally, ↑dillydally …
116drag one's heels — verb postpone doing what one should be doing He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days • Syn: ↑procrastinate, ↑stall, ↑drag one s feet, ↑shillyshally, ↑dilly dally, ↑dillydally • …
117shillyshally — I noun the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time • Syn: ↑procrastination, ↑cunctation • Derivationally related forms: ↑procrastinate (for: ↑procrastination) …
118be in two minds — BE UNDECIDED, be uncertain, be unsure, hesitate, waver, vacillate, dither; Brit. haver, hum and haw; informal dilly dally, shilly shally. → mind …
119The Mavis Bramston Show — Format Satire, comedy Starring Gordon Chater Carol Raye Barry Creyton Miriam Karlin Noeline Brown Ronnie Stevens Ron Frazer Bryan Davies June Salter Reg Livermore …
120Polari — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Polari Hablado en Reino Unido Hablantes no estimado, sólo como 2ª lengua Familia basado en el inglés, algunas lenguas romances y el romaní …
