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- [dawd-l]
- /ˈdɔd l/
- /ˈdɔː.dl̩/
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- [dawd-l]
- /ˈdɔd l/
Definitions of dawdling word
- adjective dawdling proceeding at a slow pace 3
- noun dawdling an act of going very slowly and wasting time 3
- verb without object dawdling to waste time; idle; trifle; loiter: Stop dawdling and help me with these packages! 1
- verb without object dawdling to move slowly, languidly, or dilatorily; saunter. 1
- verb with object dawdling to waste (time) by or as if by trifling (usually followed by away): He dawdled away the whole morning. 1
- noun dawdling Present participle of dawdle. 1
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Origin of dawdling
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 Dawdling
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dawdling 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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adjective dawdling
- slow — moving or proceeding with little or less than usual speed or velocity: a slow train.
- sluggish — indisposed to action or exertion; lacking in energy; lazy; indolent: a sluggish disposition.
- measured — ascertained or apportioned by measure: The race was over the course of a measured mile.
- leisurely — acting, proceeding, or done without haste; unhurried; deliberate: a leisurely conversation.
- casual — If you are casual, you are, or you pretend to be, relaxed and not very concerned about what is happening or what you are doing.
noun dawdling
- delaying — to put off to a later time; defer; postpone: The pilot delayed the flight until the weather cleared.
- tarrying — to remain or stay, as in a place; sojourn: He tarried in Baltimore on his way to Washington.
- loitering — to linger aimlessly or as if aimless in or about a place: to loiter around the bus terminal.
- lingering — to remain or stay on in a place longer than is usual or expected, as if from reluctance to leave: We lingered awhile after the party.
Antonyms for dawdling
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