dawdles (Meaning)
dawdles
to spend fruitlessly or lackadaisically, idle entry 2 sense 1, to move lackadaisically, to spend time idly, to spend time wastefully or idly, to move slowly and aimlessly
Synonyms & Antonyms of dawdles
Synonyms:
- marks time
- stalls
- lollygags
- falls behind
- diddles
- drops behind
- shuffles
- loiters
- plays
- lags
- staggers
- lallygags
- mopes
- dallies
- tarries
- creeps
- hangs fire
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- messes around
- lumbers
- procrastinates
- monkeys (around)
- saunters
- fools around
- drags one's heels
- lounges
- shilly-shallies
- trifles
- slows (down or up)
- inches
- putters (around)
- lolls
- dillydallies
- eases
- drags one's feet
- idles
- hangs (around or out)
- loafs
- fiddles (around)
- potters (around)
- ambles
- takes one's time
- plods
- decelerates
Antonyms:
dawdles Sentence Examples
- The child dawdled along the sidewalk, pausing to examine every pebble.
- The elderly woman dawdled through the grocery store, taking her time to read every label.
- The students dawdled outside the classroom, reluctant to enter.
- The employee dawdled on his project, taking long breaks and wasting valuable time.
- The driver dawdled through the traffic, causing a line of cars to build behind him.
- The hiker dawdled on the trail, enjoying the scenery and taking in the fresh air.
- The dog dawdled behind the family, its leash trailing loosely.
- The cat dawdled on the windowsill, watching the birds flit by.
- The turtle dawdled through the garden, its legs moving slowly.
- The shopkeeper dawdled in the aisle, helping a customer find the perfect item.
FAQs About the word dawdles
to spend fruitlessly or lackadaisically, idle entry 2 sense 1, to move lackadaisically, to spend time idly, to spend time wastefully or idly, to move slowly and
pokes, drags, strolls, crawls,delays, lingers, marks time, stalls, lollygags, falls behind
whizzes, whisks, races, runs, scoots, scurries, rips,rushes, speeds, dashes
The child dawdled along the sidewalk, pausing to examine every pebble.
The elderly woman dawdled through the grocery store, taking her time to read every label.
The students dawdled outside the classroom, reluctant to enter.
The employee dawdled on his project, taking long breaks and wasting valuable time.
