pussyfoot
/ˈpʊsɪfʊt/
US pronunciation
American sound/ˈpʊsɪfʊt/
pussyfoot
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Stress
- 1st syllable stress
- Vowel
- Short i vowel
- Ending
- Clear final sound
pus - sy - foot -> pussyfoot
Myanmar meaning
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Synonyms
all ears, avoid, be cautious, be noncommittal, beat around the bush, cautious, creep, dodge, duck the issues, equivocate, evade, forethoughtful, fudge, ghost, glide, hedge, hedging one's bets, hem and haw, hesitate, keeping on one's toes, lurk, on lookout, on the lookout, pick your way, play it close to the vest, playing it cool, prevaricate, procrastinate, prowl, shuffle, sidestep, sit on the fence, skirt, skulk, slide, slink, slip, sneak, steal, taking it easy, taking it slow, tergiversate, tergiverse, thinking twice, tiptoe, tread warily, walking on eggs, wander, watch one's step, watching one's step, watching out, waver, weasel, with eyes peeled, with one's eyes peeled
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all earsavoidbe cautiousbe noncommittalbeat around the bushcautiouscreepdodgeduck the issuesequivocateevadeforethoughtfulfudgeghostglidehedgehedging one's betshem and hawhesitatekeeping on one's toeslurkon lookouton the lookoutpick your wayplay it close to the vestplaying it coolprevaricateprocrastinate
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