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   dawdle

   /ˈdɔːdl/

   verb

   • 1. waste time; be slow: "she mustn't dawdle—she had to make the call now" Similar lingerdallytake one's timedrag one's feetbe slowwaste timekill timefritter time awayidledelayprocrastinatestallhang firemark timepotter about/around/roundinformal:dilly-dallylet the grass grow under one's feetarchaic, literary:tarryOpposite hurry
   • ▪ move slowly and idly in a particular direction: "Ruth dawdled back through the wood" Similar amblestrollgo/walk slowlyloiter (along)move at a snail's pacenot keep pacepotterhold backlag behindfall behindtrail behindinformal:moseytootlepootlebimblemoochswanOpposite speed

   Word Origin mid 17th century: related to dialect daddle, doddle ‘dally’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. dawdler noun

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   Jun 28, 2024 · The meaning of DAWDLE is to spend time idly. How to use dawdle in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Dawdle.

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   Jul 9, 2024 · Definitions of dawdling. noun. the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working. synonyms: dalliance, trifling. see more.

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   3 days ago · When Zeus desired to sleep with the mortal queen Alcmene and sire Heracles, he made the night last three days, and ordered Selene via Hermes to dawdle in the sky during that time.

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   3 days ago · v. t. e. Disability is the experience of any condition that makes it more difficult for a person to do certain activities or have equitable access within a given society. [1] Disabilities may be cognitive, developmental, intellectual, mental, physical, sensory, or a combination of multiple factors.