🐌dawdle

verb
/ˈdɔːd(ə)l/

Meaning

to waste time by being slow or idle

Example Sentences

Stop dawdling and finish your homework.

Example Expressions

dawdle away time

Synonyms

linger, delay, procrastinate, loiter, idle

Antonyms

hurry, hasten, rush

Collocations

dawdle over, dawdle along, dawdle away time

Related Vocabularies

to go and see someone or somewhere; to pay a call
to obtain something by cleverness or trickery
to make a preliminary inspection or survey, especially of an area for military or strategic purposes
To avoid something by stepping aside; to evade a problem or question indirectly.
to inspire or permeate with a feeling or quality
To leave a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle.

Explore More