transcription, транскрипция: [ ʃɪli ʃæli ]
( shilly-shallies, shilly-shallying, shilly-shallied)
If you say that someone is shilly-shallying , you disapprove of the fact that they are hesitating when they should make a decision. ( INFORMAL )
It’s time for Brooke to stop shilly-shallying.
= dither
VERB : usu cont , V [ disapproval ]