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PUSSYFOOT
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they pussyfoot ... he / she / it pussyfoots
Past simple: pussyfooted
Past participle: pussyfooted
-ing form: pussyfooting
Sense 1
Meaning:
To go stealthily or furtively
Example:
..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor's house
Synonyms:
creep; mouse; pussyfoot; sneak
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "pussyfoot" is one way to...):
walk (use one's feet to advance; advance by steps)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s PP
Sentence example:
The children pussyfoot to the playground
