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dally
[ dal-ee ]
verb (used without object)
- to waste time; loiter; delay.
- to act playfully, especially in an amorous or flirtatious way.
Synonyms: , ,
- to play mockingly; trifle:
to dally with danger.
Synonyms:
verb (used with object)
- to waste (time) (usually followed by away ).
dally
/ ˈæɪ /
verb
- to waste time idly; dawdle
- usually foll by with to deal frivolously or lightly with; trifle; toy
to dally with someone's affections
Derived Forms
- ˈ岹, noun
Other Word Forms
- 岹l· noun
- 岹l·Բ· adverb
- ܲ·岹l·Բ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of dally1
Word History and Origins
Origin of dally1
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Example Sentences
I have been dallying and making a gluten-free french toast with some nice seeds, vanilla, cinnamon and berries.
Is it a Europe whose leaders also stand up to Trump, despite threats and bluster, if they feel he crosses a line - be it over human rights, free speech or dallying with dictators?
He must surely know by now - but this needless dallying around the edge of the subject is now becoming faintly farcical.
Having no wish to dally, he continued steadily northward.
Rabbi Matondo then spurned a big chance to double Rangers' lead on the brink of half-time, dallying on the ball and allowing Atkinson to get back and block the shot.
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