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Dawdling

noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    gerund of dawdle: the act of one who dawdles. form-of, gerund

    "Buckingham might have mimicked the pedantry of his manners, and Coventry have complained of his interminable dawdlings and delays."

  2. 2
    the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of dawdle form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology

Etymology 1

From dawdle + -ing.

Etymology 2

From dawdle + -ing.

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