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dawdle

/ dawdle /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
Type of:
follow
Kinds of:
drag trail get behind hang back drop behind
Derived:
dawdler drone laggard lagger trailer
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s 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
take one''s time; proceed slowly
Opposites:
rush hotfoot hasten hie speed
Type of:
move
Derived:
dawdler drone laggard lagger trailer
See also:
dwell on linger over
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Semantic Complexity
50%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
32
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

follow drag trail get behind hang back drop behind act behave do move rush hotfoot