dawdle

(dôd'l)

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.

v

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

For a list of words related to dawdle, see:

• Mood and Intent - dawdle: loiter; waste time; piddle

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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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