Đồng nghĩa của dilly dallying

Danh từ

The act or state of dilly-dallying
stalling delaying dawdling lingering loitering tarrying shilly-shallying dragging your feet lagging behind hesitation vacillation dithering wavering indecision hesitancy hesitance humming and hawing temporization uncertainty irresolution indecisiveness delay faltering temporizing equivocation doubt temporising irresoluteness unsureness waiting blowing hot and cold wabbling havering wobbling shilly-shally fence-sitting pause cunctation hanging back second thoughts doubtfulness oscillation fluctuation dubiety swithering tentativeness incertitude procrastination hemming and hawing pausing ambivalence teetering scepticism skepticism dubiousness nervousness lack of resolution stumbling fumbling stuttering stammering misgiving mistrust averseness qualm indisposition scruple shillyshallying timidity dilatoriness reluctance demurral postponement slowness deferment slackness adjournment delaying tactics sitting on the fence kicking the can down the road inconstancy caution diffidence swither unsteadiness dallying faint-heartedness unwillingness half-heartedness changeableness to-and-fro timidness weakness reprieve respite breather recess rest reservation demur disinclination resistance lack of enthusiasm putting off distrust suspicion apprehension uneasiness dubitation unease mistrustfulness distrustfulness anxiety misdoubt misgivings reservations query qualms trepidation worry fear lack of confidence compunction lack of faith disbelief questioning cynicism disquiet incredulity doubts disquietude insecurity confusion regret unbelief scruples wariness objection suspicions conscience worries questions perplexity chariness leeriness vagueness inconclusiveness unclearness question mark qualification remorse misbelief niggle repentance contrition difficulty twinge quandary reconsideration ambiguity umbrage second thought concern shame presentiment reserve issues uncertainties faithlessness objections apprehensiveness question difficulties lack of certainty lack of conviction indefiniteness indeterminacy woolliness infirmity pangs regrets ignorance condition limitation tension premonition prenotion presage proviso squeamishness reluctancy superego censor demand problem interrogatory probe conflict contradiction strain edginess suspense thought guesswork wonder dubiosity nonbelief jealousy penitence guilt agnosticism twinge of conscience pang of conscience bewilderment inhibition opposition dilemma clash haziness muddle haze iffiness queries bad vibes sneaking suspicion equivocacy inconsistency gingerliness incongruity prevarication sorrow shuffling quibbling lack of trust pity self-reproach stab rue penitency punctiliousness attrition contriteness ruth sympathy remonstrance perturbation agitation foreboding forebodingness pang hedging quibble parrying fencing cavilling confusion dilemma guilty conscience fudging pussyfooting evasion demurrer work out feelings of guilt twinges of conscience pangs of conscience tergiversation shuffle dodging equivocality caviling stab of conscience stalling for time

Danh từ

The state of being inactive
idleness sloth inertia laziness indolence shiftlessness sluggishness torpor slothfulness lethargy loafing pottering torpidity languor lazing negligence otiosity remissness slackness time-wasting trifling hebetude laxity skiving vegetating apathy dawdling droning hibernation joblessness laze leisure loitering slouch slowness stupor truancy goof-off time own sweet time time to burn time to kill time on one's hands dormancy stagnation unemployment inactivity inertness inoperativeness inaction quiescence nonaction vegetation immobility desuetude disuse dullness heaviness stagnancy lassitude lifelessness passivity doziness listlessness dilatoriness sedentariness sleepiness quietness dolce far niente languidness drowsiness weariness indifference faineance enervation supineness laxness fatigue torpidness disinterest lackadaisicalness inactiveness stasis unresponsiveness stillness leisureliness motionlessness tiredness dreaminess rest passiveness faineancy languorousness torpescence do-nothingness stolidity neglectfulness somnolence impassiveness leadenness otioseness ennui docility nonparticipation calm accidie tardiness weakness sluggardness narcosis submissiveness slacking shirking disinclination procrastination feebleness unconcern numbness standstill unconsciousness neglect fainéance acedia repose immobilization disregard halt phlegm paralysis inanition immobilisation exhaustion slumber impassivity coma unproductivity impotence resignation emotionlessness status lack of progress lack of exertion demotivation quiet no effort senioritis deadness neurasthenia asthenia anergia lack of energy malaise dopeyness frailty indolency non-intervention oscitancy debility shutdown stoppage faintness unmindfulness sleep insouciance heedlessness staticity lack of effort suspension deliquescence doldrums fecklessness quietude deferral depression disinclination to move lack of motivation prostration breakdown invisibility inexpression underdevelopment expectancy abeyancy potential frazzle burnout collapse time on your hands sluggardliness status quo jadedness stopping insensitivity lack of change abandonment discontinuation abeyance no change anesthesia stupefaction narcoma trance carus analgesia callousness insusceptibility verdancy growth layoff insensibility anaesthesia stop still stationary immovability fixity career break a halt a stop absence of movement a standstill

Tính từ

Tentative, unsure, or slow in acting or speaking
hesitant uncertain doubtful reluctant unsure hesitating sceptical half-hearted undecided vacillating irresolute tentative wavering ambivalent delaying dubious indecisive nervous dithering halting shy stalling diffident hanging back havering iffy in doubt oscillating shilly-shallying timid cunctatory having misgivings having qualms afraid averse backward cautious dawdling doubting lacking confidence lazy skeptical slow uneager unpredictable unwilling humming and hawing in a dilemma in a quandary in two minds blowing hot and cold on the horns of a dilemma teetering unresolved divided indefinite faltering undetermined vacillant shillyshallying unsettled equivocal fickle inconstant volatile changeable of two minds suspicious mistrustful distrustful uncommitted unconvinced waffling torn equivocating on the fence fluctuating sitting on the fence questioning hinky trustless unclear unbelieving wishy-washy vague disbelieving broken noncommittal weak incredulous not sure cynical hemming and hawing shaky leery agnostic stumbling unconfident disjointed up in the air stammering wary split hazy chary confused ambiguous untrusting faithless quizzical indeterminate non-fluent weak-minded debatable imperfect unsteady disinclined incalculable betwixt and between running hot and cold suspecting vacillatory negativistic show-me in the balance scoffing wobbly perplexed floating mistrusting fearful pussyfooting unstable apprehensive pending speculative weak-kneed open on-the-fence neutral hedging your bets in the middle unknown dicey like doubting Thomas without belief reticent rudimentary reserved pendulous deficient limited loath indisposed vexed unassertive insecure uneventful astraddle unassured infirm non-believing unascertained contradictory inconclusive conflicting mixed distrusting hot and cold careful guarded unestablished unconfirmed nullifidian rationalist irreligious changing halfhearted impartial borderline not definite uneasy clashing warring opposing conflicted muddled opposed unsatisfied suspect lacking trust watchful worried anxious circumspect skittish wobbling yet to be decided hot-and-cold swithering uptight cagey jealous stuttering unfinished pendent unidentified unspecified unheard of abeyant unproven undiscovered unfamiliar full of doubt been hit before on guard awkward laboured unreliable defeatist pessimistic misbelieving conditional having reservations Pyrrhonist minimifidian obscure indistinct problematical chancy inexplicit imprecise bumbling inept unhandy claudicant lumbering ham-fisted labored gauche ham-handed wooden maladroit clumsy unforeseeable inexact indistinguishable touch and go in lap of gods erratic fishy capricious whimsical fluctuant in the lap of the gods problematic risky perplexing abstruse undefined mysterious cryptic puzzling arcane confusing muffled intangible indiscernible dodgy shadowy elusive open to question ill-defined taking something with a pinch of salt

Động từ

Present participle for to waste time through aimless wandering or indecision
dallying stalling dawdling delaying dithering procrastinating temporising temporizing trifling faltering hesitating pottering fluctuating havering swithering tarrying vacillating wavering lingering loitering shilly-shallying killing time marking time wasting time whiling away time hemming and hawing humming and hawing moving slowly blowing hot and cold dragging your heels playing a waiting game pussyfooting around oscillating staggering halting scrupling teetering hanging back sitting on the fence wobbling balancing yo-yoing thinking twice pausing wabbling equivocating swaying tergiversating hedging running hot and cold getting cold feet hovering changing one's mind chopping and changing trembling changing waffling seesawing alternating dillydallying reeling deliberating boggling see-sawing prevaricating flip-flopping wobbling about faffing about tumbling going from one extreme to the other bobbling quavering rolling lurching dodging straddling fence-straddling swinging rocking whiffling waiting messing around hanging about hanging around umming and ahing changing mind keeping changing your mind demurring pussyfooting stumbling deferring stopping doubting balking sitting on fence mammering holding back thinking about weighing floundering hanging baulking pondering pulling back shying away holding off debating flickering varying quivering paltering trimming shuddering whiffling waffling having doubts messing about faffing around shying doubting yourself doubting oneself having misgivings jibbing recoiling from flinching from shrinking from hanging fire hanging back from vacillating about thinking twice about having reservations about having scruples about having misgivings about shying away from having qualms about veering shrinking ceasing discontinuing holding on hesitating to scrupling about teeter-tottering beating around the bush straggling lagging sitting tight going up and down refusing adopting Fabian tactics expressing reluctance expressing reservations expressing misgivings staying in the background staying back shrinking back dragging your feet waiting and seeing wondering about feeling uncertain lacking conviction thinking something unlikely harbouring reservations about expressing suspicions about having doubts about feeling uneasy about harbouring suspicions about having suspicions about having hesitations about entertaining doubts about fluctuating on expressing reservations about sticking at baulking at balking at sticking questioning demurring about worrying gagging demurring from stickling fretting boggling at wavering about disrelishing something minding doing something having qualms

Động từ

Present participle for idle away time
wasting time frittering away hanging about hanging around lagging behind plodding burning daylight dallying dawdling delaying dillydallying fiddling about frittering away time goofing off killing time lingering loitering lollygagging losing time passing the time piddling procrastinating shilly-shallying taking one's own sweet time taking one's time tarrying whiling away the time idling lagging dragging poking moping diddling crawling creeping lallygagging puttering putting off dragging your feet straggling ambling horsing around trailing drifting sauntering mooching dithering fooling around pausing goofing around meandering loafing stalling wandering rambling hesitating falling behind traipsing trifling waiting staying hanging fire pottering around vacillating whiling away time taking your time bumming around getting no place fast lounging about doing nothing much fannying about dragging one's feet pottering lolling strolling trudging temporizing pottering about marking time retarding pottering round flagging lounging slouching moseying slackening hanging out sitting around faltering using delaying tactics kicking around shuffling spinning one's wheels humming and hawing farting around putting off doing something staggering beating the meat temporising playing for time going slowly moving slowly playing a waiting game frittering tottering waiting around holding back hanging on staying put buying time filibustering stonewalling taking too long proceeding in a leisurely fashion walking slowly taking a stroll strolling along taking it easy boondoggling twiddling skulking fooling with whiling away trifling with fribbling halting hovering lurking passing time shambling sloughing dabbling playing games with fooling about puttering around messing around doodling fiddling around playing monkeying around galavanting roaming cruising straying gallivanting roving batting floating ranging hanging back diminishing failing dropping falling back decreasing havering postponing deferring protracting prolonging wavering adjourning dragging behind trailing behind ebbing waning cooling swithering goldbricking deviating gadding about knocking about maundering slowing up tailing tooling slowing inching along bringing up the rear limping losing strength inching dropping behind jellying hobbling falling off taking a raincheck suspending action postponing action letting slide deferring action kicking the can down the road holding off diddle-daddling toddling frittering time away scrounging around shlepping along sitting on one's butt warming a chair

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