Hum and haw
Shillyshally and hum and haw are semantically related In some cases you can use "Shillyshally" instead a verb phrase "Hum and haw".
Shillyshally
Shillyshally verb - Postpone doing what one should be doing.
Hum and haw and shillyshally are semantically related in hesitate topic. You can use "Hum and haw" instead a verb "Shillyshally".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- dally and hum and haw
- dally and shillyshally
- vacillate and hum and haw
- vacillate and shillyshally
- delay and hum and haw
- delay and shillyshally
- sway and hum and haw
- sway and shillyshally
- dawdle and hum and haw
- dawdle and shillyshally
- fluctuate and hum and haw
- fluctuate and shillyshally
- equivocate and hum and haw
- equivocate and shillyshally
Cite this Source
Shillyshally and Hum and haw. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hum_and_haw/shillyshally
Hum and haw & Shillyshally. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/hum_and_haw/shillyshally>.
Shillyshally or Hum and haw. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hum_and_haw/shillyshally.
