dawdle

verb

daw·dle ˈdȯ-dᵊl How to pronounce dawdle (audio)

dawdled; dawdling ˈdȯ-dliŋ How to pronounce dawdle (audio)

-dᵊl-iŋ

intransitive verb

: to spend time idly

… dawdled about in the vestibule …

Jane Austen

: to move lackadaisically

"I don't want you dawdling while you making deliveries for Mrs. Ford."

Connie Porter

transitive verb

: to spend fruitlessly or lackadaisically

dawdled the day away

dawdler

ˈdȯ-dlər

-dᵊl-ər

noun

Example Sentences

Hurry up! There's no time to dawdle. Come home immediately after school, and don't dawdle.

Recent Examples on the Web Many shoppers get free parking with a validation from certain stores and restaurants at the Grove, Americana and Palisades Village, but those who dawdle too long or don’t spend at least $250 could pay as much as $30 at the Grove.

Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2022 Clearly, this isn’t the time to dawdle or slack off.

Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 25 May 2022 Don’t dawdle, though, because places are expected to book up fast.

Susan Dunne, courant.com, 28 Mar. 2022 The team couldn’t dawdle because the dolphins might not stay long.

Jill Langlois, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Mar. 2022 We are rushed through the establishment of this world, only to dawdle as time goes by.

Daniel D'addario, Variety, 23 Dec. 2021 Building for the future was too precious to dawdle.

Evan Grant, Dallas News, 9 Aug. 2021 Pick a base and branch out or mix and match, but don’t dawdle.

David Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2021 Pick a base and branch out or mix and match, but don’t dawdle.

David Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2021 See More

dawdling 1 of 2

adjective

as in leisurely

moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed the dawdling pace of the movie was really making us restless

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

leisurely
slow
dallying
dragging
crawling
dilatory
unhurried
creeping
lagging
pokey
poking
slowing
tardy
sluggish
laggard
dillydallying
poky
snail-paced
languid
ambling
loafing
loitering
deliberate
plodding
lethargic
lounging
lingering
tarrying
shuffling
procrastinating
snaillike
strolling
stalling
inactive
inert
measured
inching
decelerating
heavy-footed
filibustering
slow-footed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

rushing
rapid
hurrying
hasty
speedy
speeding
running
swift
breathless
quick
brisk
racing
flying
breakneck
lightning
fast
whirling
fleet
whirlwind
snappy
dizzy
bolting
expeditious
ready
rocketing
prompt
meteoric
scurrying
scudding
scooting
zipping
barreling
careering
accelerated
whisking
hurried
warp-speed
rushed
hastened
quickened

dawdling

2 of 2

verb

present participle of dawdle

as in delaying

to move or act slowly if you continue to dawdle, we'll be late for sure

Synonyms & Similar Words

delaying
lingering
crawling
poking
dragging
lollygagging
strolling
loitering
shuffling
creeping
lagging
moping
playing
stalling
lallygagging
dillydallying
dallying
diddling
tarrying
lounging
idling
falling behind
hanging fire
dropping behind
marking time
loafing
shilly-shallying
ambling
sauntering
staggering
dragging one's heels
taking one's time
trifling
dragging one's feet
procrastinating
plodding
lolling
inching
temporizing
fooling around
decelerating
lumbering
messing around
easing
filibustering
fiddling (around)
puttering (around)
pottering (around)
monkeying (around)
hanging (around or out)
slowing (down or up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

hurrying
rushing
speeding
running
flying
whizzing
scurrying
hastening
racing
dashing
scooting
whirling
tearing
ripping
zipping
scudding
darting
careering
barreling
hustling
bolting
whisking
scrambling
coursing
barrelling
hurtling
rocketing
running
breezing
humping
galloping
trotting
stampeding
sprinting
bowling
jogging
accelerating
hotfooting (it)
quickening
overtaking
speeding (up)
outrunning
outstripping
outpacing
catching up
fast-forwarding

as in loafing

to spend time doing nothing accused the city council of dawdling even as the crime rate was spiraling out of control

Synonyms & Similar Words

loafing
idling
strolling
lounging
lazing
dallying
dillydallying
bumming
resting
footling
playing
poking
relaxing
chilling
droning
lazying
lolling
mucking
messing
lingering
ambling
loitering
kicking back
killing time
piddling
dozing
sauntering
hanging about
monkeying
fooling
moseying
lagging
kicking around
twiddling one's thumbs
vegging out
trifling
hacking (around)
hibernating
hanging (around or out)
goofing (off)
swanning
tarrying
estivating
malingering
goldbricking
truanting
aestivating
fiddling (around)
puttering (around)
pottering (around)
furloughing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

plodding
laboring
working
hustling
sweating
toiling
grinding
plowing
grubbing
plugging
slaving
humping
pegging
drudging
applying
moiling
buckling (down)
travailing
exerting
putting out

单词	dawdling
释义	dawdle verb daw·dle ˈdȯ-dᵊl dawdled; dawdling ˈdȯ-dliŋ -dᵊl-iŋ intransitive verb 1 : to spend time idly … dawdled about in the vestibule … Jane Austen 2 : to move lackadaisically "I don't want you dawdling while you making deliveries for Mrs. Ford." Connie Porter transitive verb : to spend fruitlessly or lackadaisically dawdled the day away dawdler ˈdȯ-dlər -dᵊl-ər noun Synonyms crawl creep dally delay diddle dillydally drag lag linger loiter lollygag lallygag mope poke shilly-shally tarry See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Hurry up! There's no time to dawdle. Come home immediately after school, and don't dawdle. Recent Examples on the Web Many shoppers get free parking with a validation from certain stores and restaurants at the Grove, Americana and Palisades Village, but those who dawdle too long or don’t spend at least $250 could pay as much as $30 at the Grove. Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2022 Clearly, this isn’t the time to dawdle or slack off. Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 25 May 2022 Don’t dawdle, though, because places are expected to book up fast. Susan Dunne, courant.com, 28 Mar. 2022 The team couldn’t dawdle because the dolphins might not stay long. Jill Langlois, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Mar. 2022 We are rushed through the establishment of this world, only to dawdle as time goes by. Daniel D'addario, Variety, 23 Dec. 2021 Building for the future was too precious to dawdle. Evan Grant, Dallas News, 9 Aug. 2021 Pick a base and branch out or mix and match, but don’t dawdle. David Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2021 Pick a base and branch out or mix and match, but don’t dawdle. David Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2021 See More Word History Etymology origin unknown First Known Use circa 1656, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1 Kids Definition dawdle verb daw·dle ˈdȯ-dᵊl dawdled; dawdling 1 : to spend time wastefully : dally He couldn't afford to dawdle. He was way behind the others … Louis Sachar, Holes 2 : to move slowly and without purpose Don't dawdle in the hall. dawdling 1 of 2 adjective as in leisurely moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed the dawdling pace of the movie was really making us restless Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance leisurely slow dallying dragging crawling dilatory unhurried creeping lagging pokey poking slowing tardy sluggish laggard dillydallying poky snail-paced languid ambling loafing loitering deliberate plodding lethargic lounging lingering tarrying shuffling procrastinating snaillike strolling stalling inactive inert measured inching decelerating heavy-footed filibustering slow-footed Antonyms & Near Antonyms rushing rapid hurrying hasty speedy speeding running swift breathless quick brisk racing flying breakneck lightning fast whirling fleet whirlwind snappy dizzy bolting expeditious ready rocketing prompt meteoric scurrying scudding scooting zipping barreling careering accelerated whisking hurried warp-speed rushed hastened quickened See More dawdling 2 of 2 verb present participle of dawdle 1 as in delaying to move or act slowly if you continue to dawdle, we'll be late for sure Synonyms & Similar Words delaying lingering crawling poking dragging lollygagging strolling loitering shuffling creeping lagging moping playing stalling lallygagging dillydallying dallying diddling tarrying lounging idling falling behind hanging fire dropping behind marking time loafing shilly-shallying ambling sauntering staggering dragging one's heels taking one's time trifling dragging one's feet procrastinating plodding lolling inching temporizing fooling around decelerating lumbering messing around easing filibustering fiddling (around) puttering (around) pottering (around) monkeying (around) hanging (around or out) slowing (down or up) Antonyms & Near Antonyms hurrying rushing speeding running flying whizzing scurrying hastening racing dashing scooting whirling tearing ripping zipping scudding darting careering barreling hustling bolting whisking scrambling coursing barrelling hurtling rocketing running breezing humping galloping trotting stampeding sprinting bowling jogging accelerating hotfooting (it) quickening overtaking speeding (up) outrunning outstripping outpacing catching up fast-forwarding See More 2 as in loafing to spend time doing nothing accused the city council of dawdling even as the crime rate was spiraling out of control Synonyms & Similar Words loafing idling strolling lounging lazing dallying dillydallying bumming resting footling playing poking relaxing chilling droning lazying lolling mucking messing lingering ambling loitering kicking back killing time piddling dozing sauntering hanging about monkeying fooling moseying lagging kicking around twiddling one's thumbs vegging out trifling hacking (around) hibernating hanging (around or out) goofing (off) swanning tarrying estivating malingering goldbricking truanting aestivating fiddling (around) puttering (around) pottering (around) furloughing Antonyms & Near Antonyms plodding laboring working hustling sweating toiling grinding plowing grubbing plugging slaving humping pegging drudging applying moiling buckling (down) travailing exerting putting out See More
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