Definitions for dawdleˈdɔd l
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
daw•dle*ˈdɔd l(v.)-dled, -dling.
(v.i.)to waste time; idle; trifle; loiter.
to saunter.
(v.t.)to waste (time) by or as if by trifling (usu. fol. by away):
We dawdled away the whole morning.
* Syn: See loiter.
Origin of dawdle:
1650–60; var. of daddle to toddle
daw′dler(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
linger, dawdle(verb)
take one's time; proceed slowly
dally, dawdle(verb)
waste time
"Get busy--don't dally!"
lag, dawdle, fall back, fall behind(verb)
hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
Wiktionary
dawdle(Verb)
To spend time idly and unfruitfully, to waste time.
dawdle(Verb)
To spend (time) without haste or purpose.
dawdle(Verb)
To move or walk lackadaisically.
If you dawdle on your daily walk, you won't get as much exercise.
Webster Dictionary
Dawdle(verb)
to waste time in trifling employment; to trifle; to saunter
Dawdle(verb)
to waste by trifling; as, to dawdle away a whole morning
Dawdle(noun)
a dawdler
Translations for dawdle
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- draai, talm, drentelAfrikaans

- يَتَلَكَّأ، يَتَسَكَّع، يَتَباطَأArabic

- туткам сеBulgarian

- enrolarPortuguese (BR)

- lelkovat, loudat seCzech

- trödelnGerman

- smøle; daskeDanish

- χασομερώGreek

- demorar, moverse muy despacioSpanish

- venitamaEstonian

- فس فس کردن؛ وقت تلف کردنFarsi

- vitkastellaFinnish

- flânerFrench

- לְהִתמָהמֵהHebrew

- समय गंवानाHindi

- ljenčariti, tratiti vrijemeCroatian

- lóg, csellengHungarian

- mengulur waktuIndonesian

- slóra, hangsaIcelandic

- gingillarsiItalian

- ぐずぐずするJapanese

- 빈둥빈둥 지내다Korean

- gaišuotiLithuanian

- slaistītiesLatvian

- lengahMalay

- treuzelenDutch

- gå og drive, somleNorwegian

- guzdrać sięPolish

- فس فس کردن؛ وقت تلف کردنPersian

- وخت نه تیرولPashto

- fazer ceraPortuguese

- a o lungi, a-şi pierde vremeaRomanian

- канителить(ся)Russian

- vliecť saSlovak

- zapravljatičasSlovenian

- dangubitiSerbian

- söla, såsaSwedish

- ชักช้าร่ำไรThai

- oyalanmakTurkish

- 閒盪Chinese (Trad.)

- марнувати час; байдикуватиUkrainian

- وقت ضائع کرناUrdu

- lề mềVietnamese

- 闲荡Chinese (Simp.)

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