dawdling

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.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

dawdling - the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working dalliance, trifling delay, holdup - the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time

Translations

dawdling [ˈdɔːdlɪŋ]

A. ADJ (= lagging behind) → rezagado

B. N → pérdida f de tiempo

dawdling

adj we were stuck behind a dawdling lorry → wir saßen hinter einem Lastwagen fest, der im Bummeltempo fuhr

dawdling [ˈdɔːdlɪŋ]

1. adj (person, crowd) → ozioso/a

2. n no dawdling in the corridors, please → non attardatevi nei corridoi, per favore

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dawdling [ˈdɔːdlɪŋ]

1. adj (person, crowd) → ozioso/a

2. n no dawdling in the corridors, please → non attardatevi nei corridoi, per favore