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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

    Aug 5, 2011 · The meaning of DAWDLE is to spend time idly. How to use dawdle in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Dawdle.

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

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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!

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

    to move slowly, languidly, or dilatorily; saunter. transitive verb. 3. (usually fol. by away) to waste (time) by or as if by trifling. He dawdled away the whole morning. SYNONYMS 1, 2. See loiter. 3. fritter, putter, idle, trifle.

  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 ...

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

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarydawdle | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

    dawdle meaning: to walk very slowly, or do something very slowly in a way that wastes time: . Learn more.

  11. www.dictionary.com › browse › dawdlerDAWDLE Definition & Usage Examples | Dictionary.com

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

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