fence-sitting

noun

A state of inaction or indecision over a particular matter, not taking sides and deciding one way or another.

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Meanings

nounfence-sitting (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA state of inaction or indecision over a particular matter, not taking sides and deciding one way or another.

    The time for Government fence-sitting is over.

    2020 August 26, Nigel Harris, “Comment Special: Catastrophe at Carmont”, in Rail, page 4
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of fence-sit
Cite this entry
APA

fence-sitting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fence-sitting

MLA

“fence-sitting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fence-sitting. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fence-sitting,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fence-sitting.

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