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Definition of pussyfoot verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

pussyfoot

verb

NAmE//ˈpʊsiˌfʊt//

[intransitive] pussyfoot (around) (informal) (usually disapproving)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they pussyfoot

he / she / it pussyfoots

past simple pussyfooted

-ing form pussyfooting

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to be careful or anxious about expressing your opinion in case you upset someone I realized I could no longer pussyfoot around. I had to say what I really thought.

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