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单词 dillydallied
释义

dillydally

verb

dil·​ly·​dal·​ly ˈdi-lē-ˌda-lē How to pronounce dillydally (audio)
dillydallied; dillydallying; dillydallies

intransitive verb

: to waste time by loitering or delaying : dawdle

Synonyms

  • crawl
  • creep
  • dally
  • dawdle
  • delay
  • diddle
  • drag
  • lag
  • linger
  • loiter
  • lollygag
  • lallygag
  • mope
  • poke
  • shilly-shally
  • tarry
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Example Sentences

don't dillydally on the way to the store restaurant employees who, during the slow periods, would rather be doing something instead of just dillydallying
Recent Examples on the Web Bathroom breaks and other excuses for dillydallying give your heart rate a chance to return to normal. Elizabeth Narins, Cosmopolitan, 22 May 2015

Word History

Etymology

reduplication of dally

First Known Use

1741, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

dillydally

verb

dil·​ly·​dal·​ly ˈdi-lē-ˌda-lē How to pronounce dillydally (audio)
dillydallied; dillydallying
: to waste time : dawdle
Don't dillydally in your work.

dillydallied

verb

past tense of dillydally
1
as in delayed
to move or act slowly don't dillydally on the way to the store

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • delayed
  • lingered
  • poked
  • crawled
  • dragged
  • hung fire
  • fell behind
  • dropped behind
  • lallygagged
  • marked time
  • shilly-shallied
  • dragged one's heels
  • strolled
  • played
  • lagged
  • crept
  • loitered
  • moped
  • dawdled
  • shuffled
  • stalled
  • lollygagged
  • dragged one's feet
  • diddled
  • dallied
  • took one's time
  • staggered
  • fooled around
  • tarried
  • pottered (around)
  • lounged
  • idled
  • messed around
  • puttered (around)
  • fiddled (around)
  • sauntered
  • loafed
  • monkeyed (around)
  • trifled
  • hanged (around or out)
  • decelerated
  • procrastinated
  • ambled
  • temporized
  • lolled
  • eased
  • slowed (down or up)
  • inched
  • lumbered
  • filibustered
  • hung (around or out)
  • plodded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • hotfooted (it)
  • run
  • rushed
  • raced
  • hastened
  • bolted
  • ripped
  • flew
  • hurried
  • sped
  • scudded
  • rocketed
  • whisked
  • ran
  • zipped
  • dashed
  • scurried
  • whirled
  • scooted
  • tore
  • whizzed
  • hurtled
  • speeded
  • darted
  • scrambled
  • coursed
  • barreled
  • barrelled
  • run
  • sped (up)
  • hustled
  • humped
  • bowled
  • breezed
  • careered
  • accelerated
  • stampeded
  • trotted
  • caught up
  • ran
  • jogged
  • speeded (up)
  • sprinted
  • galloped
  • quickened
  • outpaced
  • overtook
  • outstripped
  • outran
  • fast-forwarded
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as in killed time
to spend time doing nothing restaurant employees who, during the slow periods, would rather be doing something instead of just dillydallying

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • killed time
  • kicked back
  • chilled
  • vegged out
  • footled
  • lazied
  • hung about
  • twiddled one's thumbs
  • relaxed
  • played
  • loafed
  • rested
  • idled
  • bummed
  • lounged
  • droned
  • hacked (around)
  • dawdled
  • poked
  • kicked around
  • hanged (around or out)
  • lazed
  • strolled
  • dallied
  • goofed (off)
  • estivated
  • lingered
  • lolled
  • messed
  • truanted
  • monkeyed
  • mucked
  • pottered (around)
  • hung (around or out)
  • fooled
  • puttered (around)
  • fiddled (around)
  • goldbricked
  • trifled
  • piddled
  • hibernated
  • lagged
  • sauntered
  • aestivated
  • malingered
  • loitered
  • dozed
  • moseyed
  • ambled
  • swanned
  • furloughed
  • tarried

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • labored
  • worked
  • wrought
  • plowed
  • buckled (down)
  • ground
  • plugged
  • pegged
  • toiled
  • slaved
  • applied
  • sweated
  • hustled
  • sweat
  • humped
  • plodded
  • moiled
  • grubbed
  • put out
  • exerted
  • travailed
  • drudged
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