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    Daw·dle
    /ˈdôd(ə)l/

    verb

    • 1. waste time; be slow: "I couldn't dawdle over my coffee any longer" Similar lingerdallytake one's timedrag one's feetOpposite hurry
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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › dawdleDawdle Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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

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

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

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › dawdleDawdle - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    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!

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

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

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

    4 days ago · If you dawdle over something, you spend more time than is necessary doing something.

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

    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...

    Definition of dawdle verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryDAWDLE - All you need to know about it | Collins English ...

    A complete guide to the word "DAWDLE": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

  11. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryDAWDLE definition in American English | Collins English ...

    Jun 8, 2024 · 1. to waste time; idle; trifle; loiter. Stop dawdling and help me with these packages! 2. to move slowly, languidly, or dilatorily; saunter. transitive verb. 3. (usually fol. by away)

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