pussyfoot

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpʊsɪˌfʊt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈpʊsiˌfʊt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pŏŏs′ē fŏŏt′)

Inflections of 'pussyfoot' (n): npl: pussyfoots

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
puss•y•foot /ˈpʊsiˌfʊt/USA pronunciation   v. [no object]
  1. to go or move in a cautious manner, or as if afraid to commit oneself or make a definite decision.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
puss•y•foot  (pŏŏs′ē fŏŏt′),USA pronunciation v., n., pl. -foots. 
v.i. 
  1. to go or move in a stealthy or cautious manner.
  2. to act cautiously or timidly, as if afraid to commit oneself on a point at issue.

n. 
  1. a person with a catlike, or soft and stealthy, tread.
  2. British Terms[Chiefly Brit.]a teetotaler or prohibitionist.
  • pussy1 + foot 1890–95, American.
    2. hedge, dodge, sidestep, straddle.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pussyfoot /ˈpʊsɪˌfʊt/ informal vb (intransitive)
  1. to move about stealthily or warily like a cat
  2. to avoid committing oneself
'pussyfoot' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
cat-foot

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