"dawdle" meaning in All languages combined

See dawdle on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈdɔːdəl/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dawdle.wav [UK] Forms: dawdle [canonical], dawdles [third-person, singular], dawdled [past], dawdled [past, participle], dawdling [present, participle]
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  1. If you dawdle, you spend waste time. Synonyms: lollygag, shirk, slack, procrastinate
    Sense id: simple-dawdle-en-verb-7TVs9DjH Categories (other): Verbs
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