shilly-shally | (vi) ไม่แน่ใจ, See also: ลังเล, Syn. falter, waver, fluctuate |
Shilly-shally | I am somewhat dainty in making a resolution, because when I make it, I keep it; I don't stand shill-I-shall-I then; if I say 't, I'll do 't. Congreve. [ 1913 Webster ] Variants: Shill-I-shall-I |
Shilly-shally | v. i. To hesitate; to act in an irresolute manner; hence, to occupy one's self with trifles. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Shilly-shally | n. Irresolution; hesitation; also, occupation with trifles. [ 1913 Webster ] She lost not one of her forty-five minutes in picking and choosing, -- no shilly-shally in Kate. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ] |
ああでもないこうでもない | [aademonaikoudemonai] (exp) humming and hawing; shilly-shallying [Add to Longdo] |
遅疑逡巡 | [ちぎしゅんじゅん, chigishunjun] (n, vs) shilly-shally; hesitation; indecision; vacillation [Add to Longdo] |
優柔不断 | [ゆうじゅうふだん, yuujuufudan] (n, adj-na, adj-no) shilly-shally; indecisiveness; (P) [Add to Longdo] |