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dilly-dally

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dil·ly-dal·ly  (dl-dl)
intr.v. dil·ly-dal·lied, dil·ly-dal·lying, dil·ly-dal·lies
To waste time, especially in indecision; dawdle or vacillate.

[Reduplication of dally.]

dilly-dalli·er n.

dilly-dally
Verb
[-lies, -lying, -lied] Brit, Austral & NZ informal to dawdle or waste time [reduplication of dally]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.dilly-dally - postpone doing what one should be doing; "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days"
delay - act later than planned, scheduled, or required; "Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered"
procrastinate - postpone or delay needlessly; "He procrastinated the matter until it was almost too late"
Translations
dilly-dally [ˈdɪlɪˈdælɪ] vi (= hesitate) → vacilar (= dawdle); entretenerse

dilly-dally [ˈdɪlɪˈdælɪ] vihésiter, tergiverser; traînasser, lambiner

dilly-dally [ˈdɪlɪˈdælɪ] vitrödeln

dilly-dally [ˈdɪlɪdælɪ] vigingillarsi

dilly-dally
v dilly-dally [diliˈdӕli]
to waste time especially by stopping often She's always dilly-dallying on the way to school. draai, talm يَتَسَكَّعُ في الشَّوارِع колебая се loudat se slentre afsted herumtrödeln χασομερώ entretenerse aega viitma وقت تلف کردن vitkastella traîner לִדחוֹת, “לְהִתמַזמֵז” हिचकिचाहट में समय खराब करना tratiti vrijeme, oklijevati piszmog; habozik membuang-buang waktu hangsa, slæpast indugiare, perdere tempo ぐずぐずする 시간을 허비하다, 꾸물거리다 gaišuoti kavēties; niekoties berlengah-lengah treuzelen drive, slentre; dille og dalle marudzić vadiar a-şi pierde vremea мешкать túlať sa obirati se oklevati [] söla เสียเวลาในการตัดสินใจ oyalanmak, sallanmak 磨蹭 тинятися; баритися بیکار میں وقت گنوانا la cà


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