Synonyms of beats around the bush

beats around the bush

phrase

variants or beats about the bush

present tense third-person singular of beat around the bush

as in shakes

to avoid giving a definite answer or position

Please stop beating around the bush and tell me the full story.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shakes
• straddles the fence
• weasels
• hems and haws
• hedges
• waffles
• ducks
• equivocates
• pussyfoots
• tergiversates
• fudges
• eludes
• evades
• eschews
• flip-flops
• yo-yoes
• shuns
• dodges
• shirks
• cavils
• sidesteps
• skirts
• bypasses
• circumvents
• quibbles
• straddles