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Princeton's WordNet

  1. dalliance, dawdling, triflingnoun

    the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working

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  1. dawdling

    Dawdling refers to the act of wasting time by being slow or idle, often involving procrastination or delaying a task unnecessarily. It can also mean to move slowly in a leisurely or aimless manner, or to take more time than necessary to do something.

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  1. Dawdling

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of dawdling in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of dawdling in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of dawdling in a Sentence

  1. Brenda Ueland:

    So you see, imagination needs moodling - long, inefficient, happy idling, dawdling and puttering.

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