pussyfoot

English - Turkish

Definition of pussyfoot in English Turkish dictionary

fikrini belirtme

fikrini belirtmeyen kimse

{f} kedi gibi sessizce yürümek

{f} fikrini belirtmemek

{f} sessizce yürümek

çekin

{f} kendi fikrini belirtmemek/belirtmekten çekinmek

{f} gerekeni yapmaktan çekinmek

kendi fikrini belirtmemek

Related Terms

pussyfooter

{i} fikrini belirtmeyen kimse

English - English

Definition of pussyfoot in English English dictionary

To use euphemistic language or circumlocution

Then you talk up! And plain! What's there to be so pussyfooting about?.

To move silently, stealthily, or furtively

To act timidly or cautiously

Hey, I’m 0 for 1 when it comes to practicing what I preach. These feet stay pussied for the time being.

to use euphemistic language

{f} move stealthily, move cautiously, sneak quietly

to go stealthily or furtively; " stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house"

disapproval If you say that someone is pussyfooting around, you are criticizing them for behaving in a too cautious way because they are not sure what to do and are afraid to commit themselves. Why don't they stop pussyfooting around and say what they really mean?. to be too careful and frightened to do something, such as making firm decisions or telling someone exactly what you think

Hyphenation

pus·sy·foot

Synonyms

avoid, beat around the bush, be noncommittal, creep, dodge, duck the issues, equivocate, evade, glide, hedge, hem and haw, lurk, play it close to the vest, prevaricate, prowl

Antonyms

plod

Etymology

[ 'pu-sE-"fut ] (intransitive verb.) 1903. From pussy (“feline”) +‎ foot; because of the light and careful tread of cats.

Tenses

pussyfoots, pussyfooting, pussyfooted