DALLY


Meaning of DALLY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ dæli ]

( dallies, dallying, dallied)

1.

If you dally , you act or move very slowly, wasting time. ( OLD-FASHIONED )

The bureaucrats dallied too long...

He did not dally over the choice of a partner.

VERB : V , V over n / -ing , also V with n

2.

If someone dallies with you, they have a romantic, but not serious, relationship with you. ( OLD-FASHIONED )

In the past he dallied with actresses and lady novelists.

VERB : V with n

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