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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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dawdling

(ˈdɔːdəlɪŋ)
adj
proceeding at a slow pace
n
an act of going very slowly and wasting time
ˈdawdlingly adv
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.dawdling - the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of workingdawdling - the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working
dalliance, trifling
delay, holdup - the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time
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Translations
تَسَكُّع، تَباطُؤ
lelkováníloudání
daskensmølen
slór, hangs
zaháľanie
ağırdan alma

dawdling

[ˈdɔːdlɪŋ]
A. ADJ (= lagging behind) → rezagado
B. N → pérdida f de tiempo
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

dawdling

adj we were stuck behind a dawdling lorry → wir saßen hinter einem Lastwagen fest, der im Bummeltempo fuhr
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

dawdling

[ˈdɔːdlɪŋ]
1. adj (person, crowd) → ozioso/a
2. n no dawdling in the corridors, please → non attardatevi nei corridoi, per favore
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

dawdle

(ˈdoːdl) verb
to waste time especially by moving slowly. Hurry up, and don't dawdle!
ˈdawdler noun
ˈdawdling noun
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