| Main Entry: |
dawdle |
| Part of Speech: |
verb |
| Definition: |
delay; waste time |
Synonyms: |
amble, bum around, dally, diddle-daddle, dilly-dally,
drag, fool around, fritter away, get no place fast, goof off, hang around,
hang out*,
idle,
lag, laze,
lazy, loaf,
loiter, loll,
lounge, mosey,
poke*,
procrastinate,
put off,
saunter, scrounge around, shlep along, sit around, sit on one's butt,
stay,
stroll,
tarry, toddle,
trifle,
wait, warm a chair
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Antonyms: |
forward, hasten, hurry, push, rush, speed
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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