单词 | dillydally |
释义 | dillydally in American English (ˈdɪliˌdæli) verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈdillyˌdallied or ˈdillyˌdallying to waste time in hesitation or vacillation; loiter or dawdle Word origin redupl. of dallydillydally in American English (ˈdɪliˌdæli, -ˈdæl-) intransitive verbWord forms: -lied, -lying to waste time, esp. by indecision; vacillate; trifle; loiter Word origin [1735–45; gradational redupl. of dally]This word is first recorded in the period 1735–45. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: boxer, butternut, cutoff, stasis, tandemExamples of 'dillydally' in a sentence |
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