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daw·dle

dawdle

 
 
pronunciation:
daw dl
part of speech: verb
inflections: dawdles, dawdling, dawdled
definition: to waste time; be slow.
She dawdled over her chores.
antonyms:
hurry
similar words:
poke
derivations: dawdlingly (adv.), dawdler (n.)