equivocating prevaricating pussyfooting vacillating fencing fudging dodging hedging waffling weaseling(US) weaselling(UK) beating about the bush flannelling flanneling shilly-shallying stalling beating around the bush dodging the issue parrying questions quibbling apostatizing reneging defecting deserting renouncing changing sides going over to the other side abandoning belief turning traitor recanting disowning abandoning forsaking disinheriting discarding eschewing dumping turning quitting shunning hesitating wavering dithering faltering delaying fluctuating teetering havering staggering pausing swithering wobbling oscillating halting scrupling dawdling temporising(UK) temporizing(US) procrastinating tarrying deferring paltering hanging back putting off playing for time using delaying tactics gaining time taking your time playing a waiting game stalling for time avoiding committing oneself evading avoiding ducking sidestepping eluding shirking escaping bypassing circumventing skirting shaking beating scaping finessing shortcutting parrying bilking absconding rebelling decamping leaving repudiating revolting departing going ratting rejecting spurning abjuring betraying disavowing forswearing relinquishing disprofessing reneging on having done with having no more truck with defecting from pulling out ratting on copping out More