stood shilly-shally

A form of stand shilly-shally — To hesitate, vacillate or procrastinate.

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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of stand shilly-shally
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stood shilly-shally. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stood%20shilly-shally

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“stood shilly-shally.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stood%20shilly-shally. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stood shilly-shally,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stood%20shilly-shally.

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