dally
81dilly-dally — ► VERB (dilly dallies, dilly dallied) informal ▪ dawdle or vacillate. ORIGIN reduplication of DALLY(Cf. ↑dally) …
82dilly-dally — dil ly dal ly, v. i. [See {Dally}.] To loiter or trifle; to waste time. [1913 Webster] …
83dilly-dally — dil|ly dal|ly [ˈdıli ˌdæli] v past tense and past participle dilly dallied present participle dilly dallying third person singular dilly dallies [I] [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: dally] to waste time, because you cannot decide about something ▪ Don t …
84dilly-dally — verb, informal we can t dilly dally when there are critical decisions to be made Syn: waste time, dally, dawdle, loiter, linger, take one s time, delay, temporize, stall, procrastinate, pussyfoot around, drag one s feet; dither, hesitate, falter …
85dilly-dally — UK [ˈdɪlɪ ˌdælɪ] / US [ˌdɪlɪˈdælɪ] verb [intransitive] Word forms dilly dally : present tense I/you/we/they dilly dally he/she/it dilly dallies present participle dilly dallying past tense dilly dallied past participle dilly dallied informal old… …
86William Dally (rower) — William Morris Dally (February 22, 1908 ndash; May 30, 1996) was an American rower who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In 1928 he was part of the American boat, which won the gold medal in the eights.External links*… …
87dilly-dally — dil·ly dal·ly (dĭlʹē dăl ē) intr.v. dil·ly dal·lied, dil·ly dal·lying, dil·ly dal·lies To waste time, especially in indecision; dawdle or vacillate. [Reduplication of dally.] dilʹly dal li·er n. * * * …
88dilly dally — index procrastinate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
89dilly-dally — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To go or move slowly so that progress is hindered: dally, dawdle, delay, drag, lag, linger, loiter, poke, procrastinate, tarry, trail. Idioms: drag one s feet (or heels), mark time, take one s time. See FAST …
90dilly-dally — go very slowly, pause too much Sarah, you come straight home from school. Don t dilly dally …
