Dawdle - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈdɔːdl|
Brit.
|ˈdɔːd(ə)l|
verb
- take one's time; proceed slowly (syn: linger)
- waste time (syn: dally)
- hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc. (syn: fall back, fall behind, lag)
- waste time (syn: dally)
- hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc. (syn: fall back, fall behind, lag)
Extra examples
Hurry up! There's no time to dawdle.
Come home immediately after school, and don't dawdle.
Don't dawdle over your meal, we don't want to be late for the performance.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: dawdle
he/she/it: dawdles
present participle: dawdling
past tense: dawdled
past participle: dawdled
I/you/we/they: dawdle
he/she/it: dawdles
present participle: dawdling
past tense: dawdled
past participle: dawdled
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