DAWDLE


Meaning of DAWDLE in English

v. & n.

v. 1 intr. a walk slowly and idly. b delay; waste time. 2 tr. (foll. by away) waste (time).

n. an act or instance of dawdling. dawdler n.

[ perh. rel. to dial. daddle, doddle idle, dally ]

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