- Types Of Speech
- You can use shillyshally as a noun or as a verb in a sentence.
- About Shillyshally
- A 4 syllables noun and 12 letters with the letters a, h, i, l, s, and y, 10 consonants, 2 vowels and 4 syllables with the middle letters ys. Shillyshally starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters s, sh, shi, shil, shill, and the ending characters are y, ly, lly, ally, hally, . Shillyshally is also a double consonant (ll) word. View the double consonant words list.
- Definition
- The act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time
- Pig Latin
- Shillyshally in Pig Latin is said as "illyshallyshay or illyshallyshway".
- Unigram
- s | h | i | l | l | y | s | h | a | l | l | y
- Bigram
- sh | hi | il | ll | ly | ys | sh | ha | al | ll | ly
- Trigram
- shi | hil | ill | lly | lys | ysh | sha | hal | all | lly
- Quadrigram
- shil | hill | illy | llys | lysh | ysha | shal | hall | ally
- Word Gram
- Noun Examples
- the act of procrastinating;
putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time
- Verb Examples
- postpone doing what one should be doing;
"He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days" - be uncertain and vague
| Synonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Backsliding | a failure to maintain a higher state |
| Backwardness | lack of normal development of intellectual capacities |
| Carelessness | failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances |
| Commanding | used of a height or viewpoint "a commanding view of the ocean" "looked up at the castle dominating the countryside" "the balcony overlooking the ballroom" |
| Contemplation | a long and thoughtful observation |
| Contemplative Life | |
| Continuance | the act of continuing an activity without interruption |
| Continuation | the act of continuing an activity without interruption |
| Coquetry | |
| Criminal Negligence |
View all cognitive synonyms for Shillyshally
| Anagram | Definition |
|---|---|
| Shillyshally | the act of procrastinating putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time |
View English words with the unique letters used in shillyshally. Words With The Letters Ahilsy
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Dilly Dally | |
| Dillydally | postpone doing what one should be doing "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days" |
| Drag Ones Feet | |
| Drag Ones Heels | |
| Procrastinate | postpone doing what one should be doing "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days" |
| Shillyshally | the act of procrastinating putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time |
| Stall | a tactic used to mislead or delay |
Shillyshally Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With S
- Ends With Y
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