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Noun dawdling has 1 sense
- dalliance, dawdling, trifling, wasting time - the deliberate act of wasting time instead of working
--1 is a kind of delay, holdup
Verb dawdle has 3 senses
- linger, dawdle - take one's time; proceed slowly
--1 is one way to move
Sample sentences:
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- dally, dawdle - waste time; "Get busy--don't dally!"
--2 is one way to act, behave, do
Sample sentence:
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- lag, dawdle, fall back, fall behind - hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
--3 is one way to follow
Sample sentences:
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