shillyshally in English

verb
1
fail to act resolutely or decisively.
the government shilly-shallied about the matter
synonyms:ditherbe indecisivebe irresolutevacillatewaverhesitateblow hot and coldfalterdrag one's feethem and hawdilly-dally
noun
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indecisive behavior.
He had had enough of the shilly-shallying that now dominates the game's upper echelons.
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1. 2 synonyms for Cunctation: procrastination, shillyshally

2. Cunctation - the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time procrastination , shillyshally delay , holdup - the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time

3. Cunctation: 1 n the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or deferring an action to a later time Synonyms: procrastination , shillyshally Type of: delay , holdup the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time