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dawdle

(dɔːdəl)

Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense dawdles, present participle dawdling, past tense, past participle dawdled

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

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. [Vover n/-ing]

...pals who dawdle over coffee. [Vover n/-ing]

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dawdle in British English

(ˈdɔːdəl)

verb

1. (intransitive)

to be slow or lag behind

2. (when tr, often foll by away)

to waste (time); trifle

Derived forms

dawdler (ˈdawdler)

noun

Word origin

C17: of uncertain origin

dawdle in American English

(ˈdɔdəl)

verb intransitive, verb transitiveWord forms: ˈdawdled or ˈdawdling

to waste (time) in trifling or by being slow; idle

often with away

SIMILAR WORDS: ˈloiter

Derived forms

dawdler (ˈdawdler)

noun

Word origin

< ? or akin to ME dadel(ing), chattering (of birds), dadelar, glib talker, prob. of echoic orig.

Examples of 'dawdle' in a sentence
dawdle

All the same, she is a dawdle and I don't want to be late on the first day of term.If she didn't dawdle, she would have time for a quick bath.

Chinese translation of 'dawdle'

dawdle

(ˈdɔːdl)

vi

磨蹭 (móceng)
to dawdle over (doing) sth 慢吞吞做某事 (màntūntūn zuò mǒushì)

Nearby words of
dawdle

daughter
daughter-in-law
daunting
dawdle
dawn
dawn on
day

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dawdle

to dawdle over (doing) sth

1 (verb) in the sense of waste time

Definition

to walk slowly or lag behind

They dawdled arm in arm past the shopfronts.

Synonyms

waste time

potter

trail

I spent a long afternoon trailing behind him.

lag

The boys crept forward, Roger lagging a little.

idle

loaf

hang about

dally

loiter

unemployed young men loitering at the entrance to the factory.

dilly-dally (informal)

drag your feet or heels

Opposites

fly

rush

hurry

hasten

scoot

lose no time

get a move on (informal)

step on it (informal)

make haste

2 (verb) in the sense of linger

Definition

to walk slowly or lag behind

I dawdled over my cup of tea.

Synonyms

linger

Customers are welcome to linger over coffee until midnight.

idle

He idled the time away in dreamy thought.

dally

He did not dally long over his meal.

take your time

procrastinate

We often procrastinate when faced with something we do not want to do.

drag your feet or heels

Additional synonyms

in the sense of dally

Definition

to waste time or dawdle

He did not dally long over his meal.

Synonyms

waste time,

delay,

fool (about or around),

linger,

hang about,

loiter,

while away,

dawdle,

fritter away,

procrastinate,

tarry,

dilly-dally (informal),

drag your feet or heels

in the sense of dilly-dally

Definition

to dawdle or waste time

Synonyms

delay,

hesitate,

linger,

potter,

hover,

falter,

waver,

fluctuate,

trifle,

dither (British),

dawdle,

dally,

loiter,

vacillate,

procrastinate,

hum and haw,

shillyshally (informal)

in the sense of idle

Definition

to waste or pass (time) in idleness

He idled the time away in dreamy thought.

Synonyms

fritter,

while,

waste,

fool,

lounge,

potter,

loaf,

dally,

loiter,

dawdle,

laze

Nearby words of
dawdle

daunted
daunting
dauntless
dawdle
dawdler
dawn
dawn on or upon someone

Synonyms of 'dawdle'

dawdle

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单词	dawdle
释义	Trends of dawdle View usage for: dawdle (dɔːdəl) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense dawdles, present participle dawdling, past tense, past participle dawdled 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 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. [Vover n/-ing] ...pals who dawdle over coffee. [Vover n/-ing] More Synonyms of dawdle dawdle in British English (ˈdɔːdəl) verb 1. (intransitive) to be slow or lag behind 2. (when tr, often foll by away) to waste (time); trifle Derived forms dawdler (ˈdawdler) noun Word origin C17: of uncertain origin dawdle in American English (ˈdɔdəl) verb intransitive, verb transitiveWord forms: ˈdawdled or ˈdawdling to waste (time) in trifling or by being slow; idle often with away SIMILAR WORDS: ˈloiter Derived forms dawdler (ˈdawdler) noun Word origin < ? or akin to ME dadel(ing), chattering (of birds), dadelar, glib talker, prob. of echoic orig. Examples of 'dawdle' in a sentence dawdle All the same, she is a dawdle and I don't want to be late on the first day of term. Brent-Dyer, Elinor CHALLENGE FOR THE CHALET SCHOOL (2002) If she didn't dawdle, she would have time for a quick bath. Ellis, Julie LASTING TREASURES (2002) Chinese translation of 'dawdle' dawdle (ˈdɔːdl) vi 磨蹭 (móceng) to dawdle over (doing) sth 慢吞吞做某事 (màntūntūn zuò mǒushì) Nearby words of dawdle daughter daughter-in-law daunting dawdle dawn dawn on day Related terms of dawdle to dawdle over (doing) sth 1 (verb) in the sense of waste time Definition to walk slowly or lag behind They dawdled arm in arm past the shopfronts. Synonyms waste time potter trail I spent a long afternoon trailing behind him. lag The boys crept forward, Roger lagging a little. idle loaf hang about dally loiter unemployed young men loitering at the entrance to the factory. dilly-dally (informal) drag your feet or heels Opposites fly , rush , hurry , hasten , scoot , lose no time , get a move on (informal) , step on it (informal) , make haste 2 (verb) in the sense of linger Definition to walk slowly or lag behind I dawdled over my cup of tea. Synonyms linger Customers are welcome to linger over coffee until midnight. idle He idled the time away in dreamy thought. dally He did not dally long over his meal. take your time procrastinate We often procrastinate when faced with something we do not want to do. drag your feet or heels Additional synonyms in the sense of dally Definition to waste time or dawdle He did not dally long over his meal. Synonyms waste time, delay, fool (about or around), linger, hang about, loiter, while away, dawdle, fritter away, procrastinate, tarry, dilly-dally (informal), drag your feet or heels in the sense of dilly-dally Definition to dawdle or waste time Synonyms delay, hesitate, linger, potter, hover, falter, waver, fluctuate, trifle, dither (British), dawdle, dally, loiter, vacillate, procrastinate, hum and haw, shillyshally (informal) in the sense of idle Definition to waste or pass (time) in idleness He idled the time away in dreamy thought. Synonyms fritter, while, waste, fool, lounge, potter, loaf, dally, loiter, dawdle, laze Nearby words of dawdle daunted daunting dauntless dawdle dawdler dawn dawn on or upon someone Synonyms of 'dawdle' dawdle Explore 'dawdle' in the dictionary
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