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shilly-shally
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delaying(noun, uncertainty, wavering, indecision, vacillation)
2
dilly-dallying(noun, uncertainty, wavering, indecision, vacillation)
2
equivocation(noun, uncertainty, wavering, indecision, vacillation)
2
hesitance
2
idleness
2
irresolution(noun, uncertainty, wavering, indecision, vacillation)
2
loitering
2
mind
2
oscillation(noun, uncertainty, wavering, indecision, vacillation)
2
tarrying
2
unsure
2
vacillate
2
wishy-washy
2
wobbling
1
caution
1
cautious
1
cautiousness
1
dalliance
1
dallying
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