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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 feetbe slowwaste timekill timefritter time awayidledelayprocrastinatestallhang firemark timeputter aroundinformal:dilly-dallylet the grass grow under one's feetarchaic, literary:tarryOpposite hurry
   • ▪ move slowly and idly: "Ruth dawdled back through the woods" Similar amblestrollgo/walk slowlyloiter (along)move at a snail's pacenot keep paceputterhold 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.

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   to move slowly, languidly, or dilatorily; saunter. verb (used with object) , daw·dled, daw·dling. to waste (time) by or as if by trifling (usually followed by away ): He dawdled away the whole morning. Synonyms: trifle, idle, putter, fritter. dawdle. / ˈdɔːdəl / verb. intr to be slow or lag behind. whentr, often foll by away to waste (time); trifle

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › dawdleDAWDLE | 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.

5. 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.

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

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   3 days ago · 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.

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

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   IPA guide. Other forms: dawdled; dawdles. There are lots of words that mean to move slowly. The point of dawdle is that one is moving too slowly, is falling behind, or is not properly focused on making progress. One way to remember the meaning of dawdle is that it rhymes with "waddle," as in, "a duck waddles."

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   1. To take more time than necessary: dawdled through breakfast. 2. To move aimlessly or lackadaisically: dawdling on the way to work. v.tr. To waste (time) by idling: dawdling the hours away. [Perhaps alteration of dialectal daddle, to diddle .] daw′dler n. daw′dling·ly adv. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.