pussyfoot

verb
🔊/ˈpʊsifʊt/
🔊/ˈpʊsifʊt/
[intransitive] (informal, usually disapproving)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they pussyfoot
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he / she / it pussyfoots
🔊/ˈpʊsifʊts/
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past simple pussyfooted
🔊/ˈpʊsifʊtɪd/
🔊/ˈpʊsifʊtɪd/
past participle pussyfooted
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-ing form pussyfooting
🔊/ˈpʊsifʊtɪŋ/
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  1. pussyfoot (about/around) to be careful or anxious about expressing your opinion in case you upset somebody(说话)慎重,顾虑重重
    • I realized I could no longer pussyfoot around. I had to say what I really thought.我意识到我再也不能四处乱地了。我不得不说出我真正的想法。
    Topics Opinion and argumentc2