dawdle
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Synonyms: dandle, daddle, dadle, dowdle, daidle
Antonyms: dandle, daddle, dadle, dowdle, daidle
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Verb
- Chiefly followed by away: to spend (time) without haste or purpose. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
- to dawdle away the whole morning
- To spend time idly and unfruitfully; to waste time.
- If you dawdle on your daily walk, you won’t get as much exercise.
- To spend time idly and unfruitfully; to waste time.
- To move or walk lackadaisically.
- If you dawdle on your daily walk, you won’t get as much exercise.
Noun
- An act of spending time idly and unfruitfully; a dawdling.
- An act of moving or walking lackadaisically, a dawdling; a leisurely or slow walk or other journey.
- Synonym of dawdler (“a person who dawdles or idles”).
Noun
- Alternative spelling of doddle (“a job, task, or other activity that is easy to complete or simple”).
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