What does dawdle mean?
Definitions for dawdle
ˈdɔd ldaw·dle
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Princeton's WordNet
linger, dawdleverb
take one's time; proceed slowly
dally, dawdleverb
waste time
"Get busy--don't dally!"
lag, dawdle, fall back, fall behindverb
hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
Wiktionary
dawdleverb
To spend time idly and unfruitfully, to waste time.
dawdleverb
To spend (time) without haste or purpose.
dawdleverb
To move or walk lackadaisically.
If you dawdle on your daily walk, you won't get as much exercise.
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dawdle
To dawdle means to waste time by being slow or lingering, often in an aimless or lackadaisical manner. It involves procrastination or taking more time than is necessary to complete a task.
Webster Dictionary
Dawdleverb
to waste time in trifling employment; to trifle; to saunter
Dawdleverb
to waste by trifling; as, to dawdle away a whole morning
Dawdlenoun
a dawdler
Etymology: [Cf. Daddle.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Dawdle
daw′dl, v.i. to waste time by trifling: to act or move slowly.—n. Daw′dler. [Allied to dandle and dandy.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of dawdle in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of dawdle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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