pussyfoot

(pʊs'ē-fʊt')
intr.v., -foot·ed, -foot·ing, -foots.

1. To move stealthily or cautiously.
2. Informal. To act or proceed cautiously or timidly to avoid committing oneself.

pussyfooter puss'y·foot'er n.

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verb

1. To move silently and furtively: creep, glide, lurk, mouse, prowl, skulk, slide, slink, slip, snake, sneak, steal. Slang gumshoe. See move/halt.
2. To use evasive or deliberately vague language: equivocate, euphemize, hedge, shuffle, tergiversate, weasel. Informal waffle. Idioms: beataboutaroundthe bush, mince words. See clear/unclear.

v

Definition: walk or act very carefully
Antonyms: plod

For a list of words related to pussyfoot, see:

• Mood and Intent - pussyfoot: tread cautiously or stealthily
• Secrecy and Concealment - pussyfoot: (vb) move stealthily and with great care

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - gå på kattepoter, være forsigtig med at tage parti

Nederlands (Dutch)
voorzichtig op de tenen lopend, aarzelen

Français (French)
v. intr. - tourner autour du pot

Deutsch (German)
v. - schleichen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - περπατώ στα νύχια, (καθομ.) είμαι προσεκτικός

Italiano (Italian)
muoversi con cautela

Português (Portuguese)
v. - andar de mansinho

Русский (Russian)
бесшумно красться, осторожно

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - andar con mucho sigilo, no comprometerse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - tassa, osäkert trampa omkring, tveka

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
偷偷走路, 不表态, 消极行事

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 偷偷走路, 不表態, 消極行事

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 살그머니 걷다, 모호한 태도를 취하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 忍び足で歩く, こっそり歩く, 日和見的態度をとる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) تحفظ في ابداء الرأي, سار بخلسه, امتنع عن التعبير عن رأيه الصريح‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮הילך על קצות האצבעות, התגנב, חשש להביע דיעה או לקבוע עמדה, פעל בזהירות‬

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