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stood shilly-shally

stood shilly-shally is the simple past and past participle of stand shilly-shally.

Meaning of stand shilly-shally

Verb

stand shilly-shally (third-person singular simple present stands shilly-shally, present participle standing shilly-shally, simple past and past participle stood shilly-shally)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To hesitate, vacillate or procrastinate.

Questions about stood shilly-shally

What is stood shilly-shally the simple past and past participle of?
Stood shilly-shally is the simple past and past participle of stand shilly-shally.

Words near stood shilly-shally in the dictionary

  1. stood pad
  2. stood pat
  3. stood Sam
  4. stood sentinel
  5. stood sentry
  6. stood shilly-shally
  7. stood still
  8. stood tall
  9. stood the gaff
  10. stood the test of time
  11. stood there like a lemon

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