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• v  to go stealthily or furtively

• Legally it is quite as libelous to pussyfoot, "John Doe is an alleged swindler," as to boldly print, "John Doe is a swindler.
• It is impossible to pussyfoot in rubber boots and, regardless of platform, the Republican Presidential nominee will probably pussyfoot on Prohibition.
• Ariel Sharon has never been one to pussyfoot.

• sneak
• mouse
• creep

Quotes

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• John Howard in Washington Post
  We pussyfoot around far too much using diplomatic language. This man is a disaster. His country is just a total heap of misery. Frankly, I've run out of patience,Howard told Australian radio in a blistering criticism of Mugabe's latest...
• Charles Grassley in Bloomberg
  The existing law allows administrators in the executive branch to pussyfoot around too much,said Senator Charles Grassley, the top Republican on the panel and co-sponsor of the legislation.
• Philip Davies in FOX News
  I don't know what purpose is served by this,Tory member Philip Davies told the paper. "I don't think we need (to) pussyfoot around when talking about terrorism."