dawdle
31dawdle — daw•dle [[t]ˈdɔd l[/t]] v. dled, dling 1) to waste time; idle; trifle; loiter 2) to saunter 3) to waste (time) by or as if by trifling (usu. fol. by away): We dawdled away the whole morning[/ex] • Etymology: 1650–60; var. of daddle to toddle… …
32dawdle — v. & n. v. 1 intr. a walk slowly and idly. b delay; waste time. 2 tr. (foll. by away) waste (time). n. an act or instance of dawdling. Derivatives: dawdler n. Etymology: perh. rel. to dial. daddle, doddle idle, dally …
33dawdle away — v. trifle, waste time, idle …
34Montgomery 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… …
35waddle — dawdle …
36Dawdled — 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 …
37Dawdling — 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 …
38dawdler — dawdle ► VERB ▪ move slowly; take one s time. DERIVATIVES dawdler noun. ORIGIN related to dialect daddle, doddle dally …
39loiter — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. linger, poke, dawdle, lag. See slowness. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. linger, linger idly, dawdle, dally, idle, lag, saunter, stroll, delay, shuffle, waste time, putter, procrastinate, traipse, shamble …
40loiter — 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 …
