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shilly-shally

shil·ly-shal·ly

shilly-shally

 
pronunciation:
shI li shae li
part of speech: intransitive verb
inflections: shilly-shallies, shilly-shallying, shilly-shallied
definition: to be indecisive; waver; vacillate; hesitate.
Stop shilly-shallying and make up your mind!
synonyms:
dither, vacillate, waver
similar words:
equivocate, falter, halt, hem and haw, hesitate, seesaw, tergiversate, wobble