Dawdle synonyms

dôd'l

To stop for a while; linger

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(Intransitive) To lose or spend time doing nothing, or without being employed in business.

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loiter (related)

(--- Law) To violate a law or ordinance that prohibits persons from remaining in a given location without a clear purpose for an extended period of time, especially when behaving in a manner indicating a possible threat to persons or property in the vicinity.

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To spend time idly; loiter or lounge about; idle, dawdle, etc.

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To move or act in a lazy, relaxed way; loll:

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(Now Rare) Vacillation or irresolution, esp. over a trivial matter

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To deal lightly or carelessly (with); trifle; toy

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Alternative spelling of dilly-dally.

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To have a dream of

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To fall, move, or stay behind; loiter; linger

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(Intransitive) To remain alive or existent although still proceeding toward death or extinction; to die gradually.

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(US) To dawdle; to be lazy or idle; to avoid necessary work or effort.

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To pass in gloom, dullness, etc.

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(UK, euphemistic, slang) To urinate.

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To make (a hole or pathway, for example) by or as if by prodding, elbowing, or jabbing:

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(Intransitive) To put off; to delay taking action; to wait until later.

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(Intransitive) To inconsequentially toy with something.

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(Intransitive) To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another.

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Also used with away: fiddle away

To pass (time) without working or in avoiding work.

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To dawdle or fritter (something) away

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To stay for a time, esp. longer than originally intended; remain temporarily

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To remain or stay in expectation of; await:

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To fail to take advantage of or use for profit; lose:

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To allow time to elapse in an unproductive manner.

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hurry (antonym)

(Intransitive) Often with up, to speed up the rate of doing something.

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rush (antonym)

Rush is defined as to suddenly move quickly or to hurry.

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push (antonym)

To advance despite difficulty or opposition; press forward:

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speed (antonym)

To drive at a speed exceeding a legal limit:

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hasten (antonym)

To move in a quick fashion.

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Alternative spelling of dilly-dally.

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To move (an icon), esp. by means of a mouse, in such a way that its course can be followed

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To flow behind in a long, thin stream, wisp, etc.

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To consume entirely; finish off:

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To pass (time) without working or in avoiding work.

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Alternative spelling of while, "to pass the time".

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drag one's feet (or heels)

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take-one-s-time

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fast (related)

In a secure manner; tightly:

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industrious (related)

To pass (time) without working or in avoiding work.

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(Idiomatic, intransitive) To be late (for a regular event)

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foot-dragger

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sleepyhead

The ruddy duck.

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(Slang) To play experimentally; toy:

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To move in a leisurely, relaxed way; saunter:

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To play (with).

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forward (antonym)

Forward is defined as toward the front, or toward something in advance.

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saunter (related)

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tootle (related)

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trudge (related)

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amble (related)

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traipse (related)

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Find another word for dawdle. In this page you can discover 55 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for dawdle, like: delay, idle, loiter, lackadaisical, loaf, lounge, shilly-shally, dally, dillydally, dream and lag.