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dawdle

  (dôd'l) pronunciation

v., -dled, -dling, -dles.

v.intr.
  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.]

dawdler daw'dler n.
dawdlingly daw'dling·ly adv.
 
 
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verb

  1. To go or move slowly so that progress is hindered: dally, delay, dilly-dally, drag, lag, linger, loiter, poke, procrastinate, tarry, trail. Idioms: drag one'sfeetheels, mark time, take one's time. See fast/slow/velocity.
  2. To pass (time) without working or in avoiding work. fiddle away, idle (away), kill, trifle away, waste, while (away), wile (away). See industrious/lazy.

 
Antonyms: dawdle

v

Definition: delay; waste time
Antonyms: forward, hasten, hurry, push, rush, speed


 
WordNet: dawdle
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The verb has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: take one's time; proceed slowly
  Synonym: linger

Meaning #2: waste time
  Synonym: dally

Meaning #3: hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
  Synonyms: lag, fall back, fall behind


 
Translations: Translations for: Dawdle

Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - daske, smøle, drysse, dovne
v. tr. - spilde

Nederlands (Dutch)
treuzelen, getreuzel

Français (French)
v. intr. - flâner, traînasser, lambiner
v. tr. - flâner, traînasser, lambiner

Deutsch (German)
v. - bummeln

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - χασομερώ, κοπροσκυλιάζω

Italiano (Italian)
attardarsi

Português (Portuguese)
v. - perder tempo, enrolar (gír.)

Русский (Russian)
тянуть волынку, слоняться

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - perder el tiempo, holgazanear
v. tr. - perder el tiempo

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - söla, såsa, slösa bort

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
闲混, 游荡, 偷懒, 浪费

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 閑混, 遊蕩, 偷懶
v. tr. - 浪費

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 하는 일 없이 시간을 보내다, 빈둥대다
v. tr. - (시간을) 허비하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - ぐずぐずする, のろのろ動く, 空費する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يضيع الوقت سدى, يتوانى‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮התבטל, התמזמז, הלך לאט‬
v. tr. - ‮בזבז (זמן)‬


 
 

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