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Definition of pussyfoot verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

pussyfoot

verb
 
/ˈpʊsifʊt/
 
/ˈpʊsifʊt/
[intransitive] (informal, usually disapproving)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they pussyfoot
 
/ˈpʊsifʊt/
 
/ˈpʊsifʊt/
he / she / it pussyfoots
 
/ˈpʊsifʊts/
 
/ˈpʊsifʊts/
past simple pussyfooted
 
/ˈpʊsifʊtɪd/
 
/ˈpʊsifʊtɪd/
past participle pussyfooted
 
/ˈpʊsifʊtɪd/
 
/ˈpʊsifʊtɪd/
-ing form pussyfooting
 
/ˈpʊsifʊtɪŋ/
 
/ˈpʊsifʊtɪŋ/
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  1. pussyfoot (about/around) to be careful or anxious about expressing your opinion in case you upset somebody
    • I realized I could no longer pussyfoot around. I had to say what I really thought.
    Topics Opinion and argumentc2
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