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- Dictionarydally/ˈdali/
verb
- 1. act or move slowly: "she'd dallied upstairs long enough to put on a little make-up" Similar Opposite
- 2. have a casual romantic or sexual liaison with: "he should stop dallying with film stars" Similar
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The meaning of DALLY is to act playfully; especially : to play amorously. How to use dally in a sentence. The Evolution of Dally Synonym Discussion of Dally.
to waste time or do something slowly. See also. dilly-dally old-fashioned informal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Delaying and wasting time. ado. busywork. buy time idiom. carry something over.
Dally definition: to waste time; loiter; delay.. See examples of DALLY used in a sentence.
1. To play amorously; flirt: My friend dallied with my cousin during the picnic. 2. To consider or occupy oneself with something in a careless or unserious fashion; toy. See Synonyms at flirt. 3. To dawdle, delay, or linger: Don't dally or we'll miss the train. v.tr. To spend (time) idly: dally away the afternoon.
Dally means “to waste time.” When you dally, you will cause a delay because of your dawdling. You have probably heard the expression "to dilly- dally " — which means “to dawdle.” Well, if you take the dilly out of dilly-dally to get just dally — you still have pretty much the same meaning.
dally. 2 meanings: 1. to waste time idly; dawdle 2. to deal frivolously or lightly with; trifle; toy.... Click for more definitions.
dally with someone's affections, at dally with someone; See all phrasal verb meanings
Dally Definition. To flirt; play at love. To deal lightly or carelessly ( with ); trifle; toy. To consider or occupy oneself with something in a careless or unserious fashion; toy. To dawdle, delay, or linger. Don't dally or we'll miss the train. To waste time; loiter.
dally. to do something too slowly; to take too much time making a decision see also dilly-dally. Definition of dally verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
dally meaning, definition, what is dally: to take too long to do something, especi...: Learn more.
