Synonyms for pussyfoot

Most common

mouse · sneak · creep · polly-fox

All synonyms

Verb

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To move silently, stealthily, or furtively.

Forms

Past participle

pussyfooted
e.g. pussyfooted → sneaked, crept, moused, polly-foxed…

Example sentences

• mouse A dog runs after a cat, and the cat after a mouse.
• sneak We have to sneak in there and steal that computer.
• creep You scared me! Don't creep up on people like that.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters

mouse¹, sneak¹, creep¹