dawdle
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- Rhymes: -ɔːdəl
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to dawdle (third-person singular simple present dawdles, present participle dawdling, simple past and past participle dawdled)
- To spend time idly and unfruitfully, to waste time.
- To spend time without haste or purpose.
- To move or walk lackadaisically.
- If you dawdle on your daily walk, you won't get as much exercise.
[edit] Translations
to spend time idly and unfruitfully, to waste time
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to spend time without haste or purpose
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to move or walk lackadaisically