Associations to the word «Dawdle»
Noun
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Wiktionary
DAWDLE, verb. (intransitive) To spend time idly and unfruitfully, to waste time.
DAWDLE, verb. (transitive) To spend (time) without haste or purpose.
DAWDLE, verb. (intransitive) To move or walk lackadaisically.
DAWDLE, noun. A dawdler.
Dictionary definition
DAWDLE, verb. Take one's time; proceed slowly.
DAWDLE, verb. Waste time; "Get busy--don't dally!".
DAWDLE, verb. Hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc..
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.