Analysis Complete

dally

/ dally /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
consider not very seriously
"He is trifling with her"
"She plays with the thought of moving to Tasmania"
Type of:
consider take deal
Verb group:
toy play flirt
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 2
waste time
"Get busy--don''t dally!"
Type of:
act behave do
Derived:
dawdler drone laggard lagger trailer
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 3
behave carelessly or indifferently
"Play about with a young girl''s affection"
Type of:
act move
Derived:
flirt flirting flirtation coquetry dalliance
Verb group:
trifle play
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 4
talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
"The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"
"My husband never flirts with other women"
Type of:
talk speak
Kinds of:
wanton vamp
Derived:
wolf woman chaser skirt chaser masher love story
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
46%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
32
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

consider take deal act behave do move talk speak wanton vamp