Definitions for dallyˈdæl i
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
dal•ly*ˈdæl i(v.)-lied, -ly•ing.
(v.i.)to waste time; loiter; delay.
to act playfully, esp. in an amorous or flirtatious way.
to play mockingly; trifle:
to dally with danger.
(v.t.)to waste (time) (usu. fol. by away).
* Syn: See loiter.
Origin of dally:
1250–1300; ME dalien < AF dalier to chat, of uncert. orig.
dal′ly•ing•ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
dally, toy, play, flirt(verb)
behave carelessly or indifferently
"Play about with a young girl's affection"
dally, dawdle(verb)
waste time
"Get busy--don't dally!"
chat up, flirt, dally, butterfly, coquet, coquette, romance, philander, mash(verb)
talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
"The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; "My husband never flirts with other women"
dally, trifle, play(verb)
consider not very seriously
"He is trifling with her"; "She plays with the thought of moving to Tasmania"
Webster Dictionary
Dally(verb)
to waste time in effeminate or voluptuous pleasures, or in idleness; to fool away time; to delay unnecessarily; to tarry; to trifle
Dally(verb)
to interchange caresses, especially with one of the opposite sex; to use fondling; to wanton; to sport
Dally(verb)
to delay unnecessarily; to while away
Translations for dally
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- drentel, talmAfrikaans
- يَتَوانىArabic
- бавя сеBulgarian
- atrasar-sePortuguese (BR)
- otálet, loudat seCzech
- trödelnGerman
- smøleDanish
- χασομερώGreek
- tardarSpanish
- aega viitmaEstonian
- فس فس کردن؛ وقت تلف کردنFarsi
- hidastellaFinnish
- lambinerFrench
- לְבַזבֵּז זְמָןHebrew
- समय गंवाना, टाल-मटोल करनाHindi
- odugovlačiti, oklijevatiCroatian
- időt elfecsérelHungarian
- bekerja secara perlahan-lahanIndonesian
- hangsaIcelandic
- perder tempoItalian
- ぐずぐずするJapanese
- 꾸물거리다Korean
- delsti, gaišti laikąLithuanian
- niekoties; nosist laikuLatvian
- berlengah-lengahMalay
- treuzelenDutch
- somle, fjaseNorwegian
- wlec się, marudzićPolish
- فس فس کردن؛ وقت تلف کردنPersian
- نخرې كول: خوشى عبث وخت تېرول: معاشقه كول، نازكولPashto
- atrasar-sePortuguese
- a-şi pierde vremeaRomanian
- тратить время попустуRussian
- vliecť saSlovak
- obirati seSlovenian
- oklevatiSerbian
- ชักช้าThai
- ağırdan almak, oyalanmakTurkish
- 閒盪，延誤Chinese (Trad.)
- гаяти часUkrainian
- وقت گنواناUrdu
- đi chậm chạpVietnamese
- 闲荡，延误Chinese (Simp.)
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