v. 25B6; verb
you can't pussyfoot around with this : EQUIVOCATE, tergiversate, be evasive, be non-committal, sidestep the issue, prevaricate, quibble, hedge, beat about the bush; Brit. hum and haw; informal duck the question, sit on the fence, shilly-shally.
I had to pussyfoot over the gravel : CREEP, tiptoe, pad, soft-shoe, steal, sneak, slink.