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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’.

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   • 1. dawdler noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDAWDLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Dawdle means to do something or go somewhere very slowly, taking more time than is necessary. See synonyms, antonyms, and usage examples from the Cambridge Dictionary and other sources.

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   • Dawdle: Thai Translation

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   • Dawdle: Italian Translation

     DAWDLE translate: attardarsi, indugiare, gingillarsi. Learn...

   • Dawdle: Russian Translation

     DAWDLE translate: плестись, волынить. Learn more in the...

   • Dawdle: Polish Translation

     dawdle translate: ociągać się. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     dawdle translate: trödeln. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Dawdle: Catalan Translation

     DAWDLE translate: caminar amb calma, entretenir-se. Learn...

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   Dawdle means to spend time idly or move slowly and aimlessly. See synonyms, examples, word history, and kids definition of dawdle.

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5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDAWDLE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   to move slowly, languidly, or dilatorily; saunter. transitive verb. 3. (usually fol. by away) to waste (time) by or as if by trifling. He dawdled away the whole morning. SYNONYMS 1, 2. See loiter. 3. fritter, putter, idle, trifle.

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   Dawdle means to move or act slowly or to spend time doing nothing. Find 144 synonyms and antonyms of dawdle, such as delay, lazy, loiter, procrastinate, and hurry, rush, course, race.

   • Some common synonyms of dawdle are dally, delay, lag, loiter, and procrastinate. While all these words mean "to move or act slowly so as to fall be...
   • The words dally and dawdle can be used in similar contexts, but dally suggests delay through trifling or vacillation when promptness is necessary....
   • The meanings of delay and dawdle largely overlap; however, delay usually implies a putting off of something (such as a beginning or departure). //...
   • While in some cases nearly identical to dawdle, lag implies failure to maintain a speed set by others. // lagging behind in technology
   • The synonyms procrastinate and dawdle are sometimes interchangeable, but procrastinate implies blameworthy delay especially through laziness or apa...

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   What does dawdle mean?

   • enrolar, fazer cera, perder tempo… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! DAWDLE definition: 1. to do something or go somewhere very slowly, taking more time than is necessary: 2. to do…. Learn more.

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   What are synonyms for dawdle?

   • Dictionary of English Synonyms: Synonyms for dawdle(v. n.): trifle, dally, fiddle, lose time, waste time, idle away time, fritter away time, fool away time.

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   What does dawdling mean?

   • Dawdling is the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working. Synonyms: delay, holdup (the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time).

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   How is the word dawdle different from other verbs?

   • How is the word dawdle different from other verbs like it? Some common synonyms of dawdle are dally, delay, lag, loiter, and procrastinate. While all these words mean "to move or act slowly so as to fall behind," loiter and dawdle imply delay while in progress, especially in walking, but dawdle more clearly suggests an aimless wasting of time.

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   Is there a time to dawdle?

   • There's no time to dawdle. Come home immediately after school, and don't dawdle. Recent Examples on the Web His fingers dawdled over my remedies, but his gaze was locked on my face. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2024 Outside Parliament, a small cluster of policemen were dawdling on the sidewalk.

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   What does it mean if you dawdle over something?

   • If you dawdle, you spend more time than is necessary going somewhere. Eleanor will be back any moment, if she doesn't dawdle. [VERB] They dawdled arm in arm past the shopfronts. [VERB] If you dawdle over something, you spend more time than is necessary doing something. He got fed up as bank staff dawdled over cashing him a cheque.

   DAWDLE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Dawdle implies not only taking extra time but actually wasting it. A leisurely walk in the woods is one thing, but if you have to get to the theater on time, don't dawdle along the way: you'll miss the curtain!

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   Dawdle definition: to waste time; idle; trifle; loiter. See examples of DAWDLE used in a sentence.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › dawdleDAWDLE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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    Dawdle means to do something or go somewhere very slowly, taking more time than is necessary. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts, see related words and phrases, and listen to the pronunciation.