Definition of Dawdling in English :

Define Dawdling in English

Dawdling meaning in English

Meaning of Dawdling in English

Pronunciation of Dawdling in English

Dawdling pronunciation in English

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Dawdling

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Noun

1. dalliance, dawdling, trifling

the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working

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Dawdling

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adjective
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

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v. 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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