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- [dawd-l]
- /ˈdɔd l/
- /ˈdɔː.dl̩/
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- [dawd-l]
- /ˈdɔd l/
Definitions of dawdle word
- verb dawdle If you dawdle, you spend more time than is necessary going somewhere. 3
- verb dawdle If you dawdle over something, you spend more time than is necessary doing something. 3
- verb dawdle to be slow or lag behind 3
- verb dawdle to waste (time); trifle 3
- intransitive verb dawdle to waste (time) in trifling or by being slow; idle 3
- verb without object dawdle to waste time; idle; trifle; loiter: Stop dawdling and help me with these packages! 1
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Origin of dawdle
First appearance:
before 1650 One of the 45% oldest English words
First recorded in 1650-60; variant of daddle to toddle
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Parts of speech for Dawdle
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dawdle popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for dawdle
verb dawdle
- procrastinate — to defer action; delay: to procrastinate until an opportunity is lost.
- mosey — to wander or shuffle about leisurely; stroll; saunter (often followed by along, about, etc.).
- saunter — to walk with a leisurely gait; stroll: sauntering through the woods.
- laze — to idle or lounge lazily (often followed by around): I was too tired to do anything but laze around this weekend.
- loiter — to linger aimlessly or as if aimless in or about a place: to loiter around the bus terminal.
Antonyms for dawdle
verb dawdle
- hasten — to move or act with haste; proceed with haste; hurry: to hasten to a place.
- hurry — to move, proceed, or act with haste (often followed by up): Hurry, or we'll be late. Hurry up, it's starting to rain.
- speed — rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity: the speed of light; the speed of sound.
- do — Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- go — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
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