DALLY


Meaning of DALLY in English

(dallies, ~ing, dallied)

1.

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

The bureaucrats dallied too long...

He did not ~ 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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