pussyfoot



pussyfoot around

Fig. to go about timidly and cautiously. (Alludes to a cat walking carefully.) Stop pussyfooting around! Get on with it! I wish that they would not pussyfoot around when there are tough decisions to be made.
See also: around, pussyfoot

pussyfoot (around)

in. to behave in a very cautious manner; to (metaphorically) tread softly; to hedge or equivocate. Come on and say what you mean! Stop pussyfooting.
See also: around, pussyfoot

pussyfoot

verb

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
AlbanAHL-bahn (German), AL-bən (English)German, French, Albanian, English (Rare)
Bingham['biŋən]
JasmynJAZ-minEnglish (Modern)
Seyyed-Persian
Saif Al-Din-Arabic
DonnyDAHN-eeEnglish