dawdle (Meaning)
dawdle (v)
take one's time; proceed slowly
waste time
hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
dawdle (v. i.)
To waste time in trifling employment; to trifle; to saunter.
dawdle (v. t.)
To waste by trifling; as, to dawdle away a whole morning.
dawdle (n.)
A dawdler.
Synonyms & Antonyms of dawdle
Synonyms:
- creep
- stroll
- tarry
- play
- lag
- loiter
- shuffle
- fall behind
- mark time
- shilly-shally
- hang fire
- lallygag
- drop behind
- mope
- lollygag
- diddle
- dillydally
- stall
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- temporize
- idle
- lounge
- amble
- mess around
- saunter
- putter (around)
- monkey (around)
- fiddle (around)
- inch
- potter (around)
- loll
- fool around
- hang (around or out)
- stagger
- decelerate
- trifle
- plod
- slow (down or up)
- ease
- take one's time
- loaf
- drag one's heels
- dally
- drag one's feet
- procrastinate
Antonyms:
dawdle Sentence Examples
- Please don't dawdle; we're running late for the appointment.
- I tend to dawdle when I'm browsing through bookstores, losing track of time among the shelves.
- Despite the urgency of the situation, he continued to dawdle, delaying the completion of the project.
- The children were warned not to dawdle on their way home from school.
- When you dawdle, you miss out on opportunities that could be right in front of you.
- It's frustrating to watch him dawdle over trivial matters when there are more important things to address.
- The tourists dawdled along the cobblestone streets, taking in the sights and sounds of the historic city.
- If you dawdle too much, you'll never finish your chores before dinner.
- Her tendency to dawdle often frustrated her colleagues, who preferred to work efficiently and swiftly.
- As the deadline approached, she realized she couldn't afford to dawdle any longer and began working diligently to meet it.
FAQs About the word dawdle
take one's time; proceed slowly, waste time, hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.To waste time in trifling employment; to trifl
poke, drag, linger, crawl,delay, creep,stroll, tarry, play, lag
whirl, rush, rocket, rip, dash, scoot, run, scurry, race, hasten
Please don't dawdle; we're running late for the appointment.
I tend to dawdle when I'm browsing through bookstores, losing track of time among the shelves.
Despite the urgency of the situation, he continued to dawdle, delaying the completion of the project.
The children were warned not to dawdle on their way home from school.
