dally

dally

delay; waste time: dally along the way; play about; flirt: dally with her affections
Not to be confused with:daily – occurring every day: regularly, constantly: he gets a newspaper daily

dal·ly

D0012800 (dăl′ē)v. dal·lied, dal·ly·ing, dal·lies v.intr.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.

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[Middle English dalien, from Old French dalier.]

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dal′li·er n.

dally

(ˈdælɪ) vb (intr) , -lies, -lying or -lied1. to waste time idly; dawdle2. (usually foll by with) to deal frivolously or lightly with; trifle; toy: to dally with someone's affections. [C14: from Anglo-French dalier to gossip, of uncertain origin] ˈdallier n

dal•ly

(ˈdæl i)

v. -lied, -ly•ing. v.i. 1. to waste time; loiter; delay. 2. to act playfully, esp. in an amorous or flirtatious way. 3. to play mockingly; trifle: to dally with danger. v.t. 4. to waste (time) (usu. fol. by away). [1250–1300; Middle English dalien < Anglo-French dalier to chat, of uncertain orig.] dal′li•er, n. dal′ly•ing•ly, adv. syn: See loiter.

dally

Past participle: dallied
Gerund: dallying

Imperative
dally
dally

Present
I dally
you dally
he/she/it dallies
we dally
you dally
they dally

Preterite
I dallied
you dallied
he/she/it dallied
we dallied
you dallied
they dallied

Present Continuous
I am dallying
you are dallying
he/she/it is dallying
we are dallying
you are dallying
they are dallying

Present Perfect
I have dallied
you have dallied
he/she/it has dallied
we have dallied
you have dallied
they have dallied

Past Continuous
I was dallying
you were dallying
he/she/it was dallying
we were dallying
you were dallying
they were dallying

Past Perfect
I had dallied
you had dallied
he/she/it had dallied
we had dallied
you had dallied
they had dallied

Future
I will dally
you will dally
he/she/it will dally
we will dally
you will dally
they will dally

Future Perfect
I will have dallied
you will have dallied
he/she/it will have dallied
we will have dallied
you will have dallied
they will have dallied

Future Continuous
I will be dallying
you will be dallying
he/she/it will be dallying
we will be dallying
you will be dallying
they will be dallying

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been dallying
you have been dallying
he/she/it has been dallying
we have been dallying
you have been dallying
they have been dallying

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been dallying
you will have been dallying
he/she/it will have been dallying
we will have been dallying
you will have been dallying
they will have been dallying

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been dallying
you had been dallying
he/she/it had been dallying
we had been dallying
you had been dallying
they had been dallying

Conditional
I would dally
you would dally
he/she/it would dally
we would dally
you would dally
they would dally

Past Conditional
I would have dallied
you would have dallied
he/she/it would have dallied
we would have dallied
you would have dallied
they would have dallied

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	dally - behave carelessly or indifferently; "Play about with a young girl's affection"toy, flirt, playtrifle, dally, play - consider not very seriously; "He is trifling with her"; "She plays with the thought of moving to Tasmania"act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"
	2.	dally - waste time; "Get busy--don't dally!"dawdlebehave, act, do - behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people"
	3.	dally - talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions; "The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; "My husband never flirts with other women"chat up, coquet, coquette, flirt, mash, philander, romance, butterflytalk, speak - exchange thoughts; talk with; "We often talk business"; "Actions talk louder than words"wanton - engage in amorous playvamp - act seductively with (someone)
	4.	dally - consider not very seriously; "He is trifling with her"; "She plays with the thought of moving to Tasmania"trifle, playlook at, deal, consider, take - take into consideration for exemplifying purposes; "Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case"dally, toy, flirt, play - behave carelessly or indifferently; "Play about with a young girl's affection"

dally

verb (Old-fashioned) 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 He did not dally long over his meal.
run, hurry (up), hasten, step on it (informal), make haste, push forward or ondally with someone flirt with, tease, lead on, toy with, play around with, fool (about or around) with, trifle with, play fast and loose with (informal), frivol with (informal) He was dallying with some floosie.

dally

verb1. To make amorous advances without serious intentions:coquet, flirt, toy, trifle.2. To treat lightly or flippantly:flirt, play, toy, trifle.3. To go or move slowly so that progress is hindered:dawdle, delay, dilly-dally, drag, lag, linger, loiter, poke, procrastinate, tarry, trail.Idioms: drag one's feet, mark time, take one's time.

Translations

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dally

(ˈdӕli) verb to go etc slowly. Don't dally – do hurry up! 閒盪，延誤 闲荡，延误