pussyfoot
verb
[ ˈpʊsɪfʊt ]
• act in a cautious or non-committal way.
• "I realized I could no longer pussyfoot around"
Similar:
equivocate,
be evasive,
be non-committal,
prevaricate,
quibble,
parry questions,
hedge,
fence,
vacillate,
shuffle about,
beat about the bush,
hum and haw,
duck the question,
sit on the fence,
shilly-shally,
blow hot and cold,
tergiversate,