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Dally

Dally Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Dally? [v] consider not very seriously; "He is trifling with her"; "She plays with the thought of moving to Tasmania" [v] talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions; "The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; "My husband never flirts with other women" [v] waste time; "Get busy--don't dally!" [v] behave carelessly or indifferently; "Play about with a young girl's affection" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Dally: butterfly \| chat up \| coquet \| coquette \| dawdle \| flirt \| flirt \| mash \| philander \| play \| play \| romance \| toy \| trifle Related Terms \| Find terms related to Dally: abide \| await \| bide \| bide the issue \| bill and coo \| caress \| copulate \| coquet \| cosset \| cuddle \| dabble \| dally away \| dandle \| dawdle \| delay \| diddle \| diddle away \| dillydally \| doodle \| drag \| dribble away \| drivel away \| falter \| fiddle \| fiddle with \| fiddle-faddle \| fidget with \| finger with \| flag \| flirt \| fondle \| fool \| fool around \| fool away \| fool with \| fribble \| fritter away \| frivol \| frolic \| gambol \| goof off \| halt \| hang about \| hang around \| hold everything \| hold on \| hold your horses \| horse around \| idle \| idle away \| jerk off \| kid around \| lag \| lead on \| linger \| loiter \| lollygag \| make love \| make out \| mark time \| mess around \| monkey \| monkey around \| muddle away \| neck \| pet \| piddle \| piss away \| play \| play around \| play with \| poke \| potter \| potter away \| procrastinate \| put off \| putter \| rollick \| romp \| shilly-shally \| sit tight \| sit up \| smatter \| smooch \| spoon \| sport \| stay \| stay up \| stick around \| string along \| sweet-talk \| take time \| tarry \| tinker \| toy \| toy with \| trail \| trifle \| trifle away \| twiddle \| wait \| wait a minute \| wait and see \| wanton \| waste time \| while away \| whisper sweet nothings See Also \| act \| act \| behave \| consider \| deal \| do \| look at \| move \| speak \| take \| talk \| vamp \| wanton Dally In Webster's Dictionary \Dal"ly\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dallied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dallying}.] [OE. ?alien, dailien; cf. Icel. pylja to talk, G. dallen, dalen, dahlen, to trifle, talk nonsense, OSw. tule a droll or funny man; or AS. dol foolish, E. dull.] 1. To waste time in effeminate or voluptuous pleasures, or in idleness; to fool away time; to delay unnecessarily; to tarry; to trifle. We have trifled too long already; it is madness to dally any longer. --Calamy. We have put off God, and dallied with his grace. --Barrow. 2. To interchange caresses, especially with one of the opposite sex; to use fondling; to wanton; to sport. Not dallying with a brace of courtesans. --Shak. Our aerie . . . dallies with the wind. --Shak. \Dal"ly\, v. t. To delay unnecessarily; to while away. Dallying off the time with often skirmishes. --Knolles.

Dally Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Dally?

[v] consider not very seriously; "He is trifling with her"; "She plays with the thought of moving to Tasmania"
[v] talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions; "The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; "My husband never flirts with other women"
[v] waste time; "Get busy--don't dally!"
[v] behave carelessly or indifferently; "Play about with a young girl's affection"

Dally In Webster's Dictionary

\Dal"ly\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dallied}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Dallying}.] [OE. ?alien, dailien; cf. Icel. pylja to talk,
G. dallen, dalen, dahlen, to trifle, talk nonsense, OSw. tule
a droll or funny man; or AS. dol foolish, E. dull.]
1. To waste time in effeminate or voluptuous pleasures, or in
   idleness; to fool away time; to delay unnecessarily; to
   tarry; to trifle.

         We have trifled too long already; it is madness to
         dally any longer.                     --Calamy.

         We have put off God, and dallied with his grace.
                                               --Barrow.

2. To interchange caresses, especially with one of the
   opposite sex; to use fondling; to wanton; to sport.

         Not dallying with a brace of courtesans. --Shak.

         Our aerie . . . dallies with the wind. --Shak.


\Dal"ly\, v. t.
To delay unnecessarily; to while away.

      Dallying off the time with often skirmishes. --Knolles.

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