Don't dawdle on the way home.
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Dawdle
/ˈdɔːdl̩/
Synonyms for "dawdle" (212 found)
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loiterloitererlollerlollygaglotus eaterlotus-eaterloungeloungerlubbermark timemopemoperpiddleplodderpokepottererprocrastinateprocrastinatorprolongprotract
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Noun(25 words)
loiteringlollygagginglounginglubbersmessingmooningneglect timepiddlespotterpotteringpottersprocrastinatingputterputteringputtersputzslackslackingtime wastetrifle
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23 total sentences available.
Now if you dawdle on the streets of Rome or Milan, police demand to see your travel papers and hurry you on, telling you to move quickly.
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Come along now, you mustn't dawdle.
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Don't dawdle.
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