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Dawdling
see synonyms of dawdlingNoun
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Dawdling
see synonyms of dawdlingadjective
1.
proceeding at a slow pace
The pace never rose above dawdling, and the whole thing took hours.
Dawdling shoppers have to be rounded up and ushered toward the exit.
noun
2.
an act of going very slowly and wasting time
If it weren't for Lulu's dawdling we should have been back at the hotel an hour ago!
Dawdling is a typical preschool behaviour.
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Dawdling
see synonyms of dawdlingv. daw·dled, daw·dling, daw·dles
v.intr.
1. To take more time than necessary: dawdled through breakfast.
2. To move aimlessly or lackadaisically: dawdling on the way to work.
v.tr.
To waste (time) by idling: dawdling the hours away.
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