noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

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

Synonyms

All synonyms

dalliancedelaydalliancedallyingdelayingdilatoriness

Example

More examples

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

Etymology

From dawdle + -ing.

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