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dawdle
(redirected from dawdlingly)

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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.

[Perhaps alteration of dialectal daddle, to diddle.]

dawdler n.
dawdling·ly adv.

dawdle
Verb
[-dling, -dled] to walk slowly or lag behind [origin unknown]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.dawdle - take one's time; proceed slowly
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!"
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.
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"

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] vitraîner, lambiner;
to dawdle over one's work → traînasser or lambiner sur son travail

dawdle [ˈdɔːdl] vitrödeln;
to dawdle over one's work → bei der Arbeit bummeln or trödeln

dawdle [ˈdɔːdl] vibighellonare;
to dawdle over one's work → gingillarsi con il lavoro

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 vetelehtiä flâner לְהִתמָהמֵה समय गंवाना ljenčariti, tratiti vrijeme lóg, cselleng mengulur waktu slóra, hangsa gingillarsi ぐずぐずする 꾸물거리다, 꾸물거리며 시간을 허비하다 gaišuoti slaistīties lengah treuzelen 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 閑蕩 марнувати час; байдикувати وقت ضائع کرنا lề mề
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
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 ,


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