(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