Dally

/ˈdæli/

Synonyms for "dally" (166 found)

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Verb(9 words)

dawdle flirt toy butterflychat upcoquet coquette dawdles delay

abide amble await bidebide the issuebill and coocaress copulate coquet cosset cuddle dabbledally awaydandle dawdle delay diddlediddle awaydilly dillydally

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doodle dragdribble awaydrivel away

Noun(1 words)

diddles

Strong matches (49)

Noun(5 words)

fail to actfanny frittering frolicking loaf

falter fiddlefiddle faddlefiddle withfiddle-faddle fidgetfidget withfinger withflag fleet flirt fondle foolfool aroundfool awayfool withfribblefritter awayfrivol frolic

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gambolgoof offhalt hanghang abouthang aroundhold everythinghold onhold your horseshorse aroundidleidle awayjerk offkid aroundlag lallygaglead onlinger loiter lollygag

Verb(4 words)

idles lallygags loiter loiters

Related words (83)

Verb(17 words)

lollygagged lollygags mash mosey philander piddled play puttered romance stall tarry tease temporize trifle trifled wiled wiling

loungemake lovemake outmark timemessmess aroundmonkeymonkey aroundmuddle awaymull neck pet piddlepiss awayplayplay aroundplay withpoke postpone potter

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potter awayprocrastinateput offputter roam rollick rompshilly shallyshilly-shallysit tightsit upsmatter smooch spoon sport staystay upstick aroundstring alongsweet talksweet-talktake timetarry tinker toytoy withtrail trifletrifle awaytwiddle vacillate waitwait a minutewait and seewantonwaste timewhile awaywhisper sweet nothings

Noun(8 words)

philandering pottering toys trifles trollops wastes whiling wiles

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More general

18 entries

acquit act action bear behave behavior carry comport conduct consider deal deport dolook atmove speak

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More specific

5 entries

dawdle flirt loiter stall tease

Collocations

5 entries

dalliance withdalliance with politicsdally withdally with ideasdally with temptation

Inflections

3 entries

dallied dallies dallying

Derivations

2 entries

dalliance dallier

similar

4 entries

flirt play toy trifle

Sample sentences

10 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Chaykhana is a Central Asian teahouse where men dally over a cup of tea, share traditional dishes like plov, and discuss current affairs.

Source: tatoeba (11994593)

I wish, grave governor, 'twere in my power / To favour you; but 'tis my father's cause, / Wherein I may not, nay, I dare not dally.

Source: wiktionary

[…] after we by our presumptuous delays have put off God, and dallied with his grace; […]

Source: wiktionary

[…] we have trifled too long already about a matter of such infinite moment, it is perfect Madness to dally any longer. […]

Source: wiktionary

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