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• Dawdle — Daw dle (d[add] d l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dawdled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dawdling}.] [Cf. {Daddle}.] To waste time in trifling employment; to trifle; to saunter. [1913 Webster] Come some evening and dawdle over a dish of tea with me. Johnson. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• dawdle — [[t]dɔ͟ːd(ə)l[/t]] dawdles, dawdling, dawdled 1) VERB If you dawdle, you spend more time than is necessary going somewhere. Eleanor will be back any moment, if she doesn t dawdle... They dawdled arm in arm past the shopfronts. 2) VERB If you… …   English dictionary

• dawdle — v. (D; intr.) ( to waste time ) to dawdle over * * * [ dɔːdl] (D; intr.) ( to waste time ) to dawdle over …   Combinatory dictionary

• dawdle — daw|dle [ˈdo:dl US ˈdo: ] v to take a long time to do something or walk somewhere ▪ Don t dawdle we re late already! dawdle over ▪ I dawdled over a second cup of coffee. >dawdler[i] n …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• dawdle — verb (I) to take a long time to do something or go somewhere: Don t dawdle we re late already! (+ over): I dawdled over a second cup of coffee. dawdler noun (C) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• dawdle — verb 1) they dawdled over breakfast Syn: linger, dally, take one s time, be slow, waste time, idle; delay, procrastinate, stall, dilly dally, lollygag; archaic tarry See note at loiter Ant …   Thesaurus of popular words

• dawdle — verb 1) they dawdled over breakfast Syn: linger, take one s time, be slow, waste time, dally; informal dilly dally 2) Ruth dawdled home Syn: amble, stroll, trail, dally, move at a snail s pace; inf …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• Montgomery Dinghy Dawdle — The Montgomery Dinghy Dawdle is an event held annually to promote use and awareness of the Montgomery Canal. The event is organised by the Shropshire Union Canal Society, with help from the Friends of the Montgomery Canal, part of the Montgomery… …   Wikipedia

• Dawdled — Dawdle Daw dle (d[add] d l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dawdled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dawdling}.] [Cf. {Daddle}.] To waste time in trifling employment; to trifle; to saunter. [1913 Webster] Come some evening and dawdle over a dish of tea with me. Johnson …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Dawdling — Dawdle Daw dle (d[add] d l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dawdled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dawdling}.] [Cf. {Daddle}.] To waste time in trifling employment; to trifle; to saunter. [1913 Webster] Come some evening and dawdle over a dish of tea with me. Johnson …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• loiter — loiterer, n. loiteringly, adv. /loy teuhr/, v.i. 1. to linger aimlessly or as if aimless in or about a place: to loiter around the bus terminal. 2. to move in a slow, idle manner, making purposeless stops in the course of a trip, journey, errand …   Universalium