Dawdling

Synonyms for "dawdling" (68 found)

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Closest matches (14)

dalliance dallying delaying dilatoriness dilatory dillydallyingdolce far nientedragging

Noun(5 words)

dalliance dawdle delay dilatory dilly-dallying

Verb(1 words)

dillydally

Strong matches (20)

Noun(9 words)

frittering futzingidle periodidling killing lag lallygagging linger lingering

Verb(3 words)

gallivanting lallygagged lallygags

goofing offidleness idling lag lagging lazing lingering

Adjective(1 words)

idle activity

Related words (34)

loafing loitering lolling lollygagging lounging mopery procrastination procrastinative procrastinatoryshilly shallyingshilly-shallying tarriance tarrying trifling waiting

Noun(17 words)

loiter loitering meandering moseying pottering procrastinate procrastination puttering rambling skylarking slow sluggish stagnation stall time-wasting trifling whiling

Verb(2 words)

saunteringwaste time

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

12 entries

activityadjective of mannerbehavior conduct delay holdup interval movement phase procrastinationrhetorical descriptortime period

More specific

12 entries

delayed actiondowntimeidle intervalidle timelingering loiteringmeandering proserambling argumentslow movingstalling tarryingtime wasting

Collocations

11 entries

dawdling arounddawdling behaviordawdling delaydawdling during classdawdling habitdawdling mannerdawdling pacedawdling perioddawdling styledawdling timehabit of dawdling

Inflections

3 entries

dawdled dawdles dawdlings

Derivations

4 entries

dawdle dawdler dawdlingly dawdlingness

Sample sentences

3 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Stop dawdling.

Source: tatoeba (6381673)

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

Source: wiktionary

‘Kuno, how slow you are.’ He smiled gravely. ‘I really believe you enjoy dawdling’.

Source: wiktionary

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