puss·y·foot (p s  -ft )intr.v. puss·y·foot·ed, puss·y·foot·ing, puss·y·foots 1. To move stealthily or cautiously. 2. Informal To act or proceed cautiously or timidly to avoid committing oneself. puss y·footer n. |
pussyfoot [ˈpʊsɪˌfʊt] Informal
vb (intr)
1. to move about stealthily or warily like a cat
2. to avoid committing oneself
n pl -foots
a person who pussyfoots
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| Verb | 1. | pussyfoot - to go stealthily or furtively; "..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house" walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet" |
pussyfoot
verb hedge, sit on the fence, prevaricate, beat about the bush, flannel (Brit. informal), equivocate, be noncommittal, hum and haw, tergiversate Stop pussyfooting around and say what you really mean!
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