Associations to the word «Dawdling» - Word Associations Network

Noun

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.

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..

Speak clearly, if you speak at all; carve every word before you let it fall.

Oliver Wendell Holmes