"pussyfooting" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: pussyfootings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} pussyfooting (countable and uncountable, plural pussyfootings)
  1. The use of euphemism or circumlocution. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-pussyfooting-en-noun-EquQOTa0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 38

Verb [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} pussyfooting
  1. present participle and gerund of pussyfoot Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: pussyfoot
    Sense id: en-pussyfooting-en-verb-vkmTG4fY

Inflected forms

Download JSONL data for pussyfooting meaning in All languages combined (1.4kB)

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          "ref": "2018, Patrick Gale, Friendly Fire",
          "text": "[…] spoke about homosexuality, with no pussyfootings like continence. He cited texts from St Paul and Leviticus to show that it was a sin and warned them not to be swayed […]",
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