DILLYDALLY

Meaning of DILLYDALLY in English

[verb] [I] [informal] [dated] - to waste time, esp. by being slow, or by not being able to make a decisionDon't dillydally - just pack your things and then we can go!Stop dillydallying, and make up your mind what kind of ice cream you want.

Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012

DILLYDALLY — intransitive verb Etymology: reduplication of dally Date: 1741 to waste time by loitering or delaying ; dawdle
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DILLYDALLY — |dilē|dalē, -ili|dali intransitive verb ( -ed/-ing/-es ) Etymology: reduplication of dally : to act with unusual or improper slowness : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DILLYDALLY — /dil"ee dal'ee, -dal"-/ , v.i. , dillydallied, dillydallying . to waste time, esp. by indecision; vacillate; trifle; loiter. [ 1735-45; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DILLYDALLY — v. (Slang) stall, procrastinate, put off until a later time; dawdle, waste time, loiter
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DILLYDALLY — intransitive verb Etymology: reduplication of dally Date: 1741 : to waste time by loitering or delaying : dawdle
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DILLYDALLY — [dil.ly.dal.ly] vi [redupl. of dally] (1741): to waste time by loitering or delaying: dawdle
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DILLYDALLY — Synonyms and related words : abide, await, bide, bide the issue, dally, dawdle, delay, diddle, dilly, doodle, drag, falter, flag, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DILLYDALLY — v. Function: verb Synonyms: DELAY 2, dally, dawdle, dilly, lag, linger, loiter, poke, put off, tarry
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
DILLYDALLY — v. n. Loiter, linger, delay, lag, saunter, trifle, dally, dawdle, idle away time.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
DILLYDALLY — verb Synonyms: delay 2, dally, dawdle, dilly, lag, linger, loiter, poke, put off, tarry
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
DILLYDALLY — v. ( D ; intr. ) to ~ with
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
DILLYDALLY — go very slowly, pause too much Sarah, you come straight home from school. Don't dillydally.
English Idioms vocab
DILLYDALLY — мешкать
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DILLYDALLY — Медлить
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
DILLYDALLY — Завозиться
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
DILLYDALLY — Возиться
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
DILLYDALLY — мешкать
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
DILLYDALLY — мешкать
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
DILLYDALLY — мешкать
Англо-Русский словарь
DILLYDALLY — v. Pronunciation: ' di-l ē - ˌ da-l ē Function: intransitive verb Etymology: reduplication of dally Date: 1741 : to …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
DILLY — I. ˈdilē, -li noun ( -es ) Etymology: by shortening & alteration 1. obsolete : diligence II 2. now dialect …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DELAY
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DILLYDALLIER — pronunc at dillydally +ə(r) noun ( -s ) : one that dillydallies
Webster's New International English Dictionary
REITERATIVE — (n.) A word formed from another, or used to form another, by repetition; as, dillydally.
Английский словарь Webster
REITERATIVE — ( n. ) A word formed from another, or used to form another, by repetition; as, dillydally.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
REITERATIVE — noun a word expressing repeated or reiterated action. 2. reiterative ·noun a word formed from another, or used to form …
Webster English vocab
WASTE TIME — Synonyms and related words : beguile the time, burn daylight, consume time, dabble, dally, dawdle, delay, diddle, dillydally, doodle, drag, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
WAIT — Synonyms and related words : abide, administer to, afterthought, attend, attend on, await, ballad singer, balladeer, bard, be patient, bear …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
TRAIL — Synonyms and related words : afterclap, aftercrop, aftereffect, afterglow, aftergrowth, afterimage, aftermath, afterpart, afterpiece, aftertaste, alameda, aroma, attend, back, back …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
TARRY — Synonyms and related words : abide, await, be still, bide, bide the issue, carry on, cease not, coast, continue, continue …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
TAKE TIME — Synonyms and related words : abide, await, bide, bide the issue, buy time, consume time, dally, dawdle, delay, dillydally, hang …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
STICK AROUND — Synonyms and related words : abide, await, bide, bide the issue, dally, dawdle, delay, dillydally, hang about, hang around, hold …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary

Cambridge English vocab

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