penelopize

Verb

To create a delay by undoing what has previously been done, sometimes possibly with the intention of redoing it and repeating this cycle.

Origin / Etymology

From Penelope + -ize, from the account in Homer's Odyssey of Penelope, who stalled her many suitors while she wove a shroud which she unraveled nightly to prolong the process.

Synonyms

all Thesaurus:procrastinate, delay, procrastinate, stall

Scrabble Score: 23

penelopize: not valid in Scrabble (US) TWL Dictionary
penelopize: not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
penelopize: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 0

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