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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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   The meaning of DAWDLE is to spend time idly. How to use dawdle in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Dawdle.

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

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

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDAWDLE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   DAWDLE meaning: 1. to do something or go somewhere very slowly, taking more time than is necessary: 2. to do…. Learn more.

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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!

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

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   1. verb. 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] Synonyms: waste time, potter, trail, lag More Synonyms of dawdle. 2. verb.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › dawdleDawdle - definition of dawdle by The Free Dictionary

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   1. to waste time; idle; trifle; loiter. 2. to saunter. v.t. 3. to waste (time) by or as if by trifling (usu. fol. by away ): We dawdled away the whole morning. [1650–60; variant of daddle to toddle] daw′dler, n. syn: See loiter.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitiondawdle verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   to take a long time to do something or go somewhere. Stop dawdling! We're going to be late! + adv./prep. They dawdled along by the river, laughing and talking. Word Origin. Take your English to the next level. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.

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

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishdawdle | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    dawdle definition: to walk very slowly, or do something very slowly in a way that wastes time: . Learn more.