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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

Verb

[-dling, -dled] to walk slowly or lag behind [origin unknown]

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 << OPPOSITE hurry

verb 2. linger, idle, dally, take your time, procrastinate, drag your feet or heels

Translations

dawdle [ˈdɔːdl] vi (= waste time) → perder el tiempo (= go slowly); andar muy despacio;

to dawdle over one's work → trabajar muy despacio

dawdle [ˈdɔːdl] vi → traîner, lambiner;

to dawdle over one's work → traînasser or lambiner sur son travail

dawdle [ˈdɔːdl] vi → trödeln;

to dawdle over one's work → bei der Arbeit bummeln or trödeln

dawdle [ˈdɔːdl] vi → 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, drentelيَتَلَكَّأ، يَتَسَكَّع، يَتَباطَأтуткам сеlelkovat, loudat sesmøle; dasketrödelnχασομερώdemorar, moverse muy despaciovenitamaفس فس کردن؛ وقت تلف کردنvetelehtiäflânerלְהִתמָהמֵהसमय गंवानाljenčariti, tratiti vrijemelóg, csellengmengulur waktuslóra, hangsagingillarsiぐずぐずする꾸물거리다, 꾸물거리며 시간을 허비하다gaišuotislaistītieslengahtreuzelengå og drive, somleguzdrać sięfazer ceraa o lungi, a-şi pierde vremeaканителить(ся)vliecť sazapravljati časdangubitisöla, såsaชักช้าร่ำไรoyalanmak閑蕩марнувати час; байдикуватиوقت ضائع کرناlề mề闲荡

n ˈdawdler

draaikous, drentelaarمُتَسَكِّع، مُتَباطِئчовек, който се туткаflákač, loudasmølerder Trödlerχασομέρηςlentovenimusفس فسو؛ وقت تلف کنvetelehtijäflâneur/-euseבַּטלַןसमय गंवाने वालाdanguba, besposličarpiszmogó (ember)pengulur waktuhangsarifannulloneのろま굼벵이, 굼뜬 사람gaišlysslaistspelekatreuzelaarsomlekoppguzdrałamadraçogură-cascăкопушаzaháľačlenuhdangubasölkorvคนที่ชักช้าร่ำไรağırdan alan / oyalanan kimse懶漢，游手好閑的人ледар, неробаکاہلngười hay la cà懒汉，游手好闲的人

n ˈdawdling

gesloer, getalm, gedrentelتَسَكُّع، تَباطُؤтутканеlelkování, loudánísmølen; daskendas Trödelnχασομέριentretenidovenitamineوقت کشی؛ ولگردیvetelehtiminenflânerieהִתבַּטלוּתसमय गंवाने वालाljenčarenje, besposličarenjepiszmogópenguluran waktuslór, hangsil bighellonareぐずぐずすること꾸물거림laiko gaišinimasslaistīšanās; laika nosišanamelengah-lengahhet treuzelensomling, sommelguzdranievadiagempierdere de vremeканительzaháľaniepohajkovanjedangubasöl, slöseri med tidการชักช้าร่ำไรağırdan alma閑逛, 懶散затягуванняمٹر گشتی کرناlêu lổng闲逛, 懒散