dawdle
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daw·dle
(dôd′l)v. daw·dled, daw·dling, daw·dles
v.intr.
1. To take more time than necessary: dawdled through breakfast.
2. To move aimlessly or lackadaisically: dawdling on the way to work.
v.tr.
To waste (time) by idling: dawdling the hours away.
[Perhaps alteration of dialectal daddle, to diddle.]
daw′dler n.
daw′dling·ly adv.
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dawdle
(ˈdɔːdəl)vb
1. (intr) to be slow or lag behind
2. (when: tr, often foll by away) to waste (time); trifle
[C17: of uncertain origin]
ˈdawdler n
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daw•dle
(ˈdɔd l)v. -dled, -dling. v.i.
1. to waste time; idle; trifle; loiter.
2. to saunter.
v.t. 3. to waste (time) by or as if by trifling (usu. fol. by away): We dawdled away the whole morning.
[1650–60; variant of daddle to toddle]
daw′dler, n.
syn: See loiter.
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dawdle
Past participle: dawdled
Gerund: dawdling
| Imperative |
|---|
| dawdle |
| dawdle |
| Present |
|---|
| I dawdle |
| you dawdle |
| he/she/it dawdles |
| we dawdle |
| you dawdle |
| they dawdle |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I dawdled |
| you dawdled |
| he/she/it dawdled |
| we dawdled |
| you dawdled |
| they dawdled |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am dawdling |
| you are dawdling |
| he/she/it is dawdling |
| we are dawdling |
| you are dawdling |
| they are dawdling |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have dawdled |
| you have dawdled |
| he/she/it has dawdled |
| we have dawdled |
| you have dawdled |
| they have dawdled |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was dawdling |
| you were dawdling |
| he/she/it was dawdling |
| we were dawdling |
| you were dawdling |
| they were dawdling |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had dawdled |
| you had dawdled |
| he/she/it had dawdled |
| we had dawdled |
| you had dawdled |
| they had dawdled |
| Future |
|---|
| I will dawdle |
| you will dawdle |
| he/she/it will dawdle |
| we will dawdle |
| you will dawdle |
| they will dawdle |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have dawdled |
| you will have dawdled |
| he/she/it will have dawdled |
| we will have dawdled |
| you will have dawdled |
| they will have dawdled |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be dawdling |
| you will be dawdling |
| he/she/it will be dawdling |
| we will be dawdling |
| you will be dawdling |
| they will be dawdling |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been dawdling |
| you have been dawdling |
| he/she/it has been dawdling |
| we have been dawdling |
| you have been dawdling |
| they have been dawdling |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been dawdling |
| you will have been dawdling |
| he/she/it will have been dawdling |
| we will have been dawdling |
| you will have been dawdling |
| they will have been dawdling |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been dawdling |
| you had been dawdling |
| he/she/it had been dawdling |
| we had been dawdling |
| you had been dawdling |
| they had been dawdling |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would dawdle |
| you would dawdle |
| he/she/it would dawdle |
| we would dawdle |
| you would dawdle |
| they would dawdle |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have dawdled |
| you would have dawdled |
| he/she/it would have dawdled |
| we would have dawdled |
| you would have dawdled |
| they would have dawdled |
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
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Verb 1. dawdle - take one's time; proceed slowly
move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
2. dawdle - waste time; "Get busy--don't dally!"
3. dawdle - hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
follow - to travel behind, go after, come after; "The ducklings followed their mother around the pond"; "Please follow the guide through the museum"
drop behind, get behind, hang back, trail, drop back, drag - to lag or linger behind; "But in so many other areas we still are dragging"
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dawdle
verb
1. waste time, potter, trail, lag, idle, loaf, hang about, dally, loiter, dilly-dally (informal), drag your feet or heels They dawdled arm in arm past the shopfronts.
waste time fly, rush, hurry, hasten, scoot, lose no time, get a move on (informal), step on it (informal), make haste
waste time fly, rush, hurry, hasten, scoot, lose no time, get a move on (informal), step on it (informal), make haste
2. linger, idle, dally, take your time, procrastinate, drag your feet or heels I dawdled over a beer.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
dawdle
verb1. To go or move slowly so that progress is hindered:
2. To pass (time) without working or in avoiding work.Also used with away:
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Translations
يَتَلَكَّأ، يَتَسَكَّع، يَتَباطَأ
lelkovatloudat se
daskesmøle
slóra, hangsa
gaišlysgaišuotilaiko gaišinimas
slaistīties
dawdle
[ˈdɔːdl]A. VI (in walking) → andar muy despacio ; (over food, work) → entretenerse, demorarse
B. VT to dawdle away → malgastar
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
dawdle
[ˈdɔːdəl] vi → traîner, lambinerto dawdle over sth
I dawdled over a beer → J'ai bu ma bière en traînassant.
to dawdle over one's work → traînasser sur son travail, lambiner sur son travail
to dawdle over doing sth → traîner pour faire qch
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
dawdle
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
dawdle
[ˈdɔːdl] vi (in walking) → ciondolare, bighellonareto dawdle over one's work → gingillarsi con il lavoro
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
dawdle
(ˈdoːdl) verb to waste time especially by moving slowly. Hurry up, and don't dawdle! draai, talm, drentel يَتَلَكَّأ، يَتَسَكَّع، يَتَباطَأ туткам се enrolar lelkovat, loudat se trödeln smøle; daske χασομερώ demorar, moverse muy despacio venitama فس فس کردن؛ وقت تلف کردن vitkastella flâner לְהִתמָהמֵה समय गंवाना ljenčariti, tratiti vrijeme lóg, cselleng mengulur waktu slóra, hangsa gingillarsi ぐずぐずする 빈둥빈둥 지내다 gaišuoti slaistīties lengah treuzelen gå og drive, somle guzdrać się وخت نه تیرول fazer cera a o lungi, a-şi pierde vremea канителить(ся) vliecť sa zapravljati čas dangubiti söla, såsa ชักช้าร่ําไร oyalanmak 閒盪 марнувати час; байдикувати وقت ضائع کرنا lề mề 闲荡
ˈdawdler noun draaikous, drentelaar مُتَسَكِّع، مُتَباطِئ човек, който се тутка enrolador flákač, louda der Trödler smøler χασομέρης lento venimus فس فسو؛ وقت تلف کن vitkastelija flâneur/-euse בטלן समय गंवाने वाला danguba, besposličar piszmogó (ember) pengulur waktu hangsari fannullone のろま 게으름쟁이 gaišlys slaists peleka treuzelaar somlekopp guzdrała تیرول madraço gură-cască копуша zaháľač lenuh danguba sölkorv คนที่ชักช้าร่ําไร ağırdan alan / oyalanan kimse 懶漢,游手好閒的人 ледар, нероба کاہل người hay la cà 懒汉,游手好闲的人
ˈdawdling noun gesloer, getalm, gedrentel تَسَكُّع، تَباطُؤ туткане enrolação lelkování, loudání das Trödeln smølen; dasken χασομέρι entretenido venitamine وقت کشی؛ ولگردی vitkastelu flânerie התבטלות समय गंवाने वाला ljenčarenje, besposličarenje piszmogó penguluran waktu slór, hangs il bighellonare ぐずぐずすること 빈둥거리는 laiko gaišinimas slaistīšanās; laika nosišana melengah-lengah het treuzelen somling, sommel guzdranie وخت نه تیرول vadiagem pierdere de vreme канитель zaháľanie pohajkovanje danguba söl, slöseri med tid การชักช้าร่ําไร ağırdan alma 閒逛,懶散 затягування مٹر گشتی کرنا lêu lổng 闲逛,懒散
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