Definitions from Wiktionary ()
|
|
▸ verb: (intransitive)
▸ verb: To spend time idly and unfruitfully; to waste time.
▸ verb: To move or walk lackadaisically.
▸ noun: An act of spending time idly and unfruitfully; a dawdling.
▸ noun: An act of moving or walking lackadaisically, a dawdling; a leisurely or slow walk or other journey.
▸ noun: Synonym of dawdler (“a person who dawdles or idles”)
▸ noun: Alternative spelling of doddle (“a job, task, or other activity that is easy to complete or simple”) [(UK, Ireland, informal) A job, task, or other activity that is easy to complete or simple.]
Similar:
linger,
lag,
fall back,
fall behind,
dally,
faff around,
screw around,
daidle,
fiddle away,
fiddle about,
more...
Opposite:
Types:
Phrases:
Adjectives:
▸ Word origin▸ Words similar to dawdle
▸ Usage examples for dawdle
▸ Idioms related to dawdle
▸ Wikipedia articles (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing dawdle
▸ Words that often appear near dawdle
▸ Rhymes of dawdle
▸ Invented words related to dawdle