dillydally

[ dil-ee-dal-ee, -dal- ]

/ ˈdɪl iˌdæl i, -ˈdæl- /

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verb (used without object), dil·ly·dal·lied, dil·ly·dal·ly·ing.

to waste time, especially by indecision; vacillate; trifle; loiter.

Origin of dillydally

First recorded in 1735–45; gradational reduplication of dally

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Example sentences from the Web for dillydally

Why dilly-dally with teenage angst when you can bring on the Giant Robots, that was my motto.
The Great Summer Read Is Here|Jane Ciabattari|February 19, 2009|DAILY BEAST
There will be some real shooting here if you dilly-dally any longer.
The Pony Rider Boys on the Blue Ridge|Frank Gee Patchin
He sed it was jest this dilly-dally policy that had ruined us.
Letters of Major Jack Downing, of the Downingville Militia|Seba Smith
He says it was one o' them plans as dilly-dally is death on.
Susan Clegg and Her Neighbors' Affairs|Anne Warner

Spain continued to dilly-dally and evade the question of her responsibility.
Cuba|Arthur D. Hall
It also means, to trifle, to dilly-dally, to go round about a subject.
The Proverbs of Scotland|Alexander Hislop

British Dictionary definitions for dillydally

dilly-dally

/ (ˌdɪlɪˈdælɪ) /

verb -lies, -lying or -lied

(intr) informal to loiter or vacillate

Word Origin for dilly-dally

C17: by reduplication from dally

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	dillydally
释义	dillydally [ dil-ee-dal-ee, -dal- ] / ˈdɪl iˌdæl i, -ˈdæl- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR dillydally ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object), dil·ly·dal·lied, dil·ly·dal·ly·ing. to waste time, especially by indecision; vacillate; trifle; loiter. Origin of dillydally First recorded in 1735–45; gradational reduplication of dally Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dillydally Why dilly-dally with teenage angst when you can bring on the Giant Robots, that was my motto. The Great Summer Read Is Here\|Jane Ciabattari\|February 19, 2009\|DAILY BEAST There will be some real shooting here if you dilly-dally any longer. The Pony Rider Boys on the Blue Ridge\|Frank Gee Patchin He sed it was jest this dilly-dally policy that had ruined us. Letters of Major Jack Downing, of the Downingville Militia\|Seba Smith He says it was one o' them plans as dilly-dally is death on. Susan Clegg and Her Neighbors' Affairs\|Anne Warner Spain continued to dilly-dally and evade the question of her responsibility. Cuba\|Arthur D. Hall It also means, to trifle, to dilly-dally, to go round about a subject. The Proverbs of Scotland\|Alexander Hislop British Dictionary definitions for dillydally dilly-dally / (ˌdɪlɪˈdælɪ) / verb -lies, -lying or -lied (intr) informal to loiter or vacillate Word Origin for dilly-dally C17: by reduplication from dally Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to dillydally trifle, loaf, vacillate, linger, lag, delay, idle, stall, loiter, dally, fritter
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