When Something Is Dawdling?

to do something or go somewhere very slowly, taking more time than is necessary: Stop dawdling!

How do you use dawdling in a sentence?

Dawdling sentence example

she cried to the maids. A free hit on the right of the South circle saw him dawdling near the left touchline, 30 yards from goal.

What is the synonym of dawdling?

Some common synonyms of dawdle are dally, delay, lag, loiter, and procrastinate. While all these words mean "to move or act slowly so as to fall behind," loiter and dawdle imply delay while in progress, especially in walking, but dawdle more clearly suggests an aimless wasting of time.

Sarah Jenkins

Sarah Jenkins

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