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Meaning of dawdling
The primary meaning of "dawdling" is to take more time than necessary to do something, often because you are lazy or not very interested.
Etymology of dawdling
The word "dawdling" has its roots in the 16th-century English word "daw", which is likely an alteration of the word "dadde", to walk unsteadily, and the suffix "-le", which forms a frequentative verb, indicating a repeated or habitual action.
Historically, the term has been used to describe someone who is slow, lazy, or indecisive, often in a way that is considered annoying or frustrating to others.
Synonyms
loitering
lingering
procrastinating
delaying
hesitating
vacillating
tarrying
lingering
lagging
slowing
dilly-dallying
idling
lounging
sauntering
ambling
meandering
pottering
puttering
fiddling
fooling
trifling
wasting
killing time
dragging
stalling
hobbling
snailing
plodding
trudging
shuffling
maundering
doodling
Definitions
- To waste time, especially by being slow or lazy
- * To move or act slowly, often because you are not very interested in what you are doing
Usage Examples
- The children were dawdling on the way to school, looking at the flowers and watching the birds.
- * She was dawdling over her breakfast, trying to decide what to do with her day.
- * He was dawdling on the project, and it was already two weeks overdue.
Antonyms
hurrying
rushing
speeding
hastening
expediting
accelerating
quickening
hastening
rushing
dashing
darting
racing
rushing
speeding
zipping
zooming
accelerating
facilitating
advancing
progressing
moving