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dawdle
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dawdle
v.
idle, trifle, delay, waste time
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dawdle
Verb
1. take one's time; proceed slowly
(synonym) linger
(hypernym) move
(derivation) dawdler, drone, laggard, lagger, trailer
2. waste time; "Get busy--don't dally!"
(synonym) dally
(hypernym) act, behave, do
(derivation) dawdler, drone, laggard, lagger, trailer
3. hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
(synonym) lag, fall back, fall behind
(hypernym) follow
(hyponym) drag, trail, get behind, hang back, drop behind
(derivation) dawdler, drone, laggard, lagger, trailer
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dawdle
v.
loudat se
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dawdle
Czas.
marudzić; ociągać się
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) | Download this dictionary |
Dawdle
(v. t.)
To waste by trifling; as, to dawdle away a whole morning.
To waste by trifling; as, to dawdle away a whole morning.
(v. i.)
To waste time in trifling employment; to trifle; to saunter.
To waste time in trifling employment; to trifle; to saunter.
(n.)
A dawdler.
A dawdler.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. About
