dawdle

daw·dle  (dôdl)

v. daw·dled, daw·dling, daw·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.

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[Perhaps alteration of dialectal daddle, to diddle.]

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dawdler n.

dawdling·ly adv.

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dawdle [ˈdɔːd^əl]

vb

1. (intr) to be slow or lag behind

2. (when tr, often foll by away) to waste (time); trifle

[of uncertain origin]

dawdler  n

dawdlingly  adv

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	dawdle - take one's time; proceed slowly linger move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
	2.	dawdle - waste time; "Get busy--don't dally!" dally behave, act, do - behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people"
	3.	dawdle - hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc. lag, fall back, fall behind follow - to travel behind, go after, come after; "The ducklings followed their mother around the pond"; "Please follow the guide through the museum" drop behind, get behind, hang back, trail, drop back, drag - to lag or linger behind; "But in so many other areas we still are dragging"

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dawdle

verb

1. waste time, potter, trail, lag, idle, loaf, hang about, dally, loiter, dilly-dally (informal), drag your feet or heels They dawdled arm in arm past the shopfronts.
waste time fly, rush, hurry, hasten, scoot, lose no time, get a move on (informal), step on it (informal), make haste

2. linger, idle, dally, take your time, procrastinate, drag your feet or heels I dawdled over a beer.

Translations

dawdle [ˈdɔːdl]

A. VI (in walking) → andar muy despacio; (over food, work) → entretenerse, demorarse

B. VT to dawdle away → malgastar

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dawdle [ˈdɔːd^əl] vi → traîner, lambiner
to dawdle over sth
I dawdled over a beer → J'ai bu ma bière en traînassant.
to dawdle over one's work → traînasser sur son travail, lambiner sur son travail
to dawdle over doing sth → traîner pour faire qch

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dawdle

vi (= be too slow) → trödeln; (= stroll) → bummeln; to dawdle on the way → unterwegs trödeln; to dawdle over one’s work → bei der Arbeit bummeln or trödeln

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dawdle [ˈdɔːdl] vi (in walking) → ciondolare, bighellonare
to dawdle over one's work → gingillarsi con il lavoro

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dawdle [ˈdɔːdl] vi (in walking) → ciondolare, bighellonare
to dawdle over one's work → gingillarsi con il lavoro

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dawdle

v dawdle [ˈdoːdl]

to waste time especially by moving slowly Hurry up, and don't dawdle! draai, talm, drentel يَتَلَكَّأ، يَتَسَكَّع، يَتَباطَأ туткам се lelkovat, loudat se smøle; daske trödeln χασομερώ demorar, moverse muy despacio venitama فس فس کردن؛ وقت تلف کردن vitkastella flâner לְהִתמָהמֵה समय गंवाना ljenčariti, tratiti vrijeme lóg, cselleng mengulur waktu slóra, hangsa gingillarsi ぐずぐずする 빈둥빈둥 지내다 gaišuoti slaistīties lengah treuzelen gå og drive, somle guzdrać się fazer cera a o lungi, a-şi pierde vremea канителить(ся) vliecť sa zapravljati čas dangubiti söla, såsa ชักช้าร่ำไร oyalanmak 閒盪 марнувати час; байдикувати وقت ضائع کرنا lề mề 闲荡

n dawdler

draaikous, drentelaar مُتَسَكِّع، مُتَباطِئ човек, който се тутка flákač, louda smøler der Trödler χασομέρης lento venimus فس فسو؛ وقت تلف کن vetelehtijä flâneur/-euse בַּטלַן समय गंवाने वाला danguba, besposličar piszmogó (ember) pengulur waktu hangsari fannullone のろま 굼벵이, 굼뜬 사람 gaišlys slaists peleka treuzelaar somlekopp guzdrała madraço gură-cască копуша zaháľač lenuh danguba sölkorv คนที่ชักช้าร่ำไร ağırdan alan / oyalanan kimse 懶漢，游手好閑的人 ледар, нероба کاہل người hay la cà 懒汉，游手好闲的人

n dawdling

gesloer, getalm, gedrentel تَسَكُّع، تَباطُؤ туткане lelkování, loudání smølen; dasken das Trödeln χασομέρι entretenido venitamine وقت کشی؛ ولگردی vetelehtiminen flânerie הִתבַּטלוּת समय गंवाने वाला ljenčarenje, besposličarenje piszmogó penguluran waktu slór, hangs il bighellonare ぐずぐずすること 꾸물거림 laiko gaišinimas slaistīšanās; laika nosišana melengah-lengah het treuzelen somling, sommel guzdranie vadiagem pierdere de vreme канитель zaháľanie pohajkovanje danguba söl, slöseri med tid การชักช้าร่ำไร ağırdan alma 閑逛, 懶散 затягування مٹر گشتی کرنا lêu lổng 闲逛, 懒散