Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to pussyfoot
Participle: pussyfooted
Gerund: pussyfooting
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | pussyfoot |
| you | pussyfoot |
| he;she;it | pussyfoots |
| we | pussyfoot |
| you | pussyfoot |
| they | pussyfoot |
Perfect
| I | have pussyfooted |
| you | have pussyfooted |
| he;she;it | has pussyfooted |
| we | have pussyfooted |
| you | have pussyfooted |
| they | have pussyfooted |
Past
| I | pussyfooted |
| you | pussyfooted |
| he;she;it | pussyfooted |
| we | pussyfooted |
| you | pussyfooted |
| they | pussyfooted |
Pluperfect
| I | had pussyfooted |
| you | had pussyfooted |
| he;she;it | had pussyfooted |
| we | had pussyfooted |
| you | had pussyfooted |
| they | had pussyfooted |
Future
| I | will pussyfoot |
| you | will pussyfoot |
| he;she;it | will pussyfoot |
| we | will pussyfoot |
| you | will pussyfoot |
| they | will pussyfoot |
Future Perfect
| I | will have pussyfooted |
| you | will have pussyfooted |
| he;she;it | will have pussyfooted |
| we | will have pussyfooted |
| you | will have pussyfooted |
| they | will have pussyfooted |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | pussyfoot |
| you | pussyfoot |
| he;she;it | pussyfoot |
| we | pussyfoot |
| you | pussyfoot |
| they | pussyfoot |
Perfect
| I | have pussyfooted |
| you | have pussyfooted |
| he;she;it | have pussyfooted |
| we | have pussyfooted |
| you | have pussyfooted |
| they | have pussyfooted |
Imperfect
| I | pussyfooted |
| you | pussyfooted |
| he;she;it | pussyfooted |
| we | pussyfooted |
| you | pussyfooted |
| they | pussyfooted |
Pluperfect
| I | had pussyfooted |
| you | had pussyfooted |
| he;she;it | had pussyfooted |
| we | had pussyfooted |
| you | had pussyfooted |
| they | had pussyfooted |
Conditional
Present
| I | would pussyfoot |
| you | would pussyfoot |
| he;she;it | would pussyfoot |
| we | would pussyfoot |
| you | would pussyfoot |
| they | would pussyfoot |
Perfect
| I | would have pussyfooted |
| you | would have pussyfooted |
| he;she;it | would have pussyfooted |
| we | would have pussyfooted |
| you | would have pussyfooted |
| they | would have pussyfooted |
Imperative
| you | pussyfoot |
| we | Let's pussyfoot |
| you | pussyfoot |
Verbs conjugated like 'pussyfoot'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'pussyfoot'
gutshoot,
outfoot,
outshoot,
pussify,
pussywhip,
unshoot,
upshoot,
assort,
assot,
atshoot,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From pussy (“feline”) + foot; because of the light and careful tread of cats.
Sample Sentences
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— So are you going to practice what you’re preaching and stop pussyfooting around with Faye?
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— Hey, I’m 0 for 1 when it comes to practicing what I preach. These feet stay pussied for the time being. [2004, Jeph Jacques, Fripp and Eno:]
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The TSSA union said the Government should "stop pussyfooting around" and place Euston at the heart of the transformative rail project. [2023 April 5, “Network News: NAO: Use HS2 Euston pause to put project on a stable footing”, in RAIL, number 980, page 13:]
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"Then you talk up! And plain! What's there to be so pussyfooting about?" [1946, Tennessee Williams, The Unsatisfactory Supper:]