Đồng nghĩa của pussyfoot

pussyfoot /'pusifut/

• danh từ
  • (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ), (từ lóng) người đi len lén
  • người hành động thận trọng; người hành động không lộ liễu
  • sự cấm rượu; người tán thành cấm rượu

• nội động từ
  • (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ), (từ lóng) đi len lén
  • hành động thận trọng; hành động không lộ liễu

creep slink sneak prowl skulk lurk tiptoe stalk steal mooch mouse shirk sidle slide slip snake ghost glide nose pad shuffle wander soft-shoe move stealthily tread warily watch one's step pick your way edge move furtively slope gumshoe slither snoop loiter insinuate crawl pass go stealthily pass quietly ooze flit insinuate oneself walk quietly move secretly insinuate yourself ease sidestep worm wind wriggle case undulate slick coast skitter meander cower glissade creep around move quietly go furtively tread softly move with stealth rove roam hunt scavenge cruise range patrol stroll tramp nose around encroach inch squirm writhe hang around lie in wait pull oneself drag yourself move unnoticed crawl along move on all fours approach unnoticed move on hands and knees crawl on all fours advance stealthily belly worm your way skid guide skate move maneuver manoeuvre move slowly advance slowly nose one's way ease oneself ease one's way inch one's way pick one's way grovel trail tread sinuate stream sweep tilt veer saunter walk sidle up move lightly steer squeeze work induce remove handle extricate right scrabble push gently slip by slip past move carefully draw out clamber drag pull oneself along drag oneself along go on all fours pull yourself along go on belly

equivocate prevaricate tergiversate hedge fence flannel fudge quibble vacillate waffle weasel tergiverse be evasive be non-committal shilly-shally dodge the issue evade the issue fudge the issue parry questions shuffle about avoid the issue be noncommittal sidestep the issue skirt the issue duck the issue duck the question blow hot and cold hem and haw hum and haw beat about the bush sit on the fence beat around the bush play it close to the vest dodge evade sidestep duck avoid stall temporize shuffle elude temporise cop out beg the question cavil circumvent shuck eschew shirk falsify parry be vague stonewall get around lie palter waver fib misrepresent hesitate jive con skirt balk bypass escape flip-flop pussyfoot around baulk put off mince words stall for time pass the buck cop a plea skirt round get out of find a way round ramble fake gloss over shift ground about deceive shift fabricate be ambiguous invent distort dither misstate exaggerate dissemble garble misspeak belie adumbrate double-talk play one's cards close to one's chest dodge the question straddle an issue give nothing away phony up put on stretch the truth run around cover up straddle the fence tell white lie give run around cloud the issue not pay not give a straight answer to fend off cop out of beat around bush be equivocal about beat about the bush about be evasive about quibble about avoid answering give a false colour to shun skulk cheat slough off goldbrick slip malinger shuffle off hedge one's bets shuffle around give the run around mince one's words be indecisive welsh renege flee sneak away tap dance lay low slip out give the runaround dance around an issue skip beat shortcut worm one's way out of body-swerve steer clear of skip out on dance around shake ditch give a wide berth to juke give the slip put the move on go around shake off procrastinate delay tarry hang back gain time use delaying tactics play for time hold back hang fire filibuster defer kick the can down the road fluctuate swither falter haver dilly-dally feint baffle maneuver foil contest outwit manoeuvre change yo-yo fight off play a waiting game avoid committing oneself blather blandish blarney beguile use Fabian tactics avoid making a decision take your time change one's mind use flattery talk blarney butter up fast-talk postpone divert distract take one's time hold over drag one's feet buy time

hesitate waver vacillate dither falter delay stall fluctuate teeter haver stagger pause swither wobble oscillate halt scruple dawdle equivocate temporise temporize dally wabble linger wait hedge alternate shillyshally tergiversate demur dillydally hover seesaw stumble defer deliberate doubt stop baulk balk boggle flounder debate hang mammer ponder weigh shilly-shally be indecisive dilly-dally hum and haw hang back be unsure be uncertain think twice hold back be doubtful hem and haw be hesitant shy away be reluctant hold off be unwilling pull back think about sit on fence jib shy refuse express reluctance express misgivings express reservations be cagey wait and see drag one's heels be undecided blow hot and cold be irresolute pussyfoot around sit on the fence procrastinate balance yo-yo sway be ambivalent be in two minds chop and change get cold feet tarry run hot and cold waste time change one's mind tremble change waffle trifle reel loiter keep changing your mind be unable to decide be unable to make up your mind play a waiting game see-saw prevaricate wobble about flip-flop be on the fence will and will not faff about flicker tumble vary dodge quiver bobble lurch roll quaver palter trim shudder whiffle waffle potter hang about hang around mess around be on the horns of a dilemma um and ah go from one extreme to the other kill time drag your heels move slowly mark time let the grass grow under one's feet while away time fence-straddle rock swing whiffle straddle change mind be tentative have doubts be divided feel uncertain wonder about lack conviction be sceptical think something unlikely be dubious have doubts about have reservations about harbour reservations about harbour suspicions about have hesitations about have suspicions about fluctuate on express suspicions about have one's doubts about feel uneasy about express reservations about entertain doubts about adjourn prolong retard postpone protract cool goldbrick lag poke drag stay put off play for time suspend action kick the can down the road let slide put off doing something use delaying tactics postpone action drag your feet be dilatory defer action drag one's feet take a raincheck hang fire

dissemble feign fake sham simulate pretend affect counterfeit act bluff assume dissimulate profess pose masquerade posture disguise lie falsify conceal hide mask cloak veil deceive whitewash mislead camouflage stonewall shroud cover doublespeak put on pass for make out let on put on an act play-act dress up make like play possum cover up put up a front be dishonest four-flush shuck and jive double-talk put on a false front put on a front put up a smoke screen hide one's feelings pass off as imitate make believe fabricate put it on give the appearance of make a pretence of kid play impersonate playact make-believe claim make a show of go through the motions of purport front malinger reproduce mimic cheat ape go through the motions allege obscure suppress forge adopt copy invent devise misrepresent contrive dupe delude sucker phony concoct pirate do phoney play at put on airs make as if fake it phony up do a bit knock off act out act like do like make out like hoax act as if mock beard pull strike posture as seem to be aspire to lay it on thick profess to have pretend to have take on pretend to be do a number put up a front of swing the lead make a show make a pretense replicate present a false face present a false front spoof mint stat mimeo defraud Xerox coin clone ditto carbon imagine scheme orchestrate construct manufacture design circulate bad money go like make money suppose stage represent portray minimize veneer varnish downplay aspire sugarcoat airbrush secrete extenuate screen jive fool fish jazz fudge cozen hoodwink beguile make up minimise mess be hypocritical pass off lay claim claim falsely fake out be deceitful assume the role keep secret pass yourself off as keep quiet about de-emphasize hush up keep a lid on draw a veil over sweep something under the rug keep dark sweep something under the carpet be dishonest about soft-pedal resemble mirror borrow equivocate lift parrot feature prevaricate suggest create exaggerate steal favour crib favor fence give appearance of put on act make show of put on a false display do a take-off take off conjure up gloss over mock up echo emulate parody mime follow repeat depict embody show copycat duplicate reflect caricature image personate epitomize personify typify epitomise illustrate pose as monkey travesty masquerade as send up profess to be follow suit trump up follow the example of let on like do an impression of pass oneself off as play the part satirize exhibit burlesque lampoon assume the role of affect the role of guy display match scratch copy fraudulently transcribe trace ham play to the gallery put on a pretense develop parallel hoke satirise reiterate become lay on symbolise signify exemplify glass symbolize double correspond daydream fantasize dream come to have double as turn into excogitate correspond to hatch tell untruth drum up think up misstate cook up tell a white lie dream up vamp up vamp create out of thin air fib enact romance fancy muse take after model oneself on rip off take as a model pattern oneself after pattern oneself on take as an example follow in the footsteps of take as a pattern follow in someone's steps take a leaf out of someone's book take as a role model model indulge in fantasy fantasise paint draw sketch incarnate attitudinize picture render limn disguise as build castles in Spain build castles in the air act as though delineate follow example present make like a disguise yourself pass as purport to be assume the character of represent oneself as disguise oneself as assume character pass yourself off act a part fake being take the part of play a role mask as behave like take leaf out of book figure evoke character paint a picture of put in words photograph set out paint in words draw a picture of paint a mental picture of

teetotaller abstainer Rechabite wowser non-drinker nephalist nondrinker white ribboner teetotaler teetotalist dry prohibitionist Nazarite temperance advocate one who is on the wagon water-drinker designated driver abstinent

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