Dawdle Definition & Meaning | Bay Area Crosswords

About The Word Dawdle

Learn about the word Dawdle to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Dawdle definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Dawdle

Dawdle Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Dawdle? [v] hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc. [v] waste time; "Get busy--don't dally!" [v] take one's time; proceed slowly Synonyms \| Synonyms for Dawdle: dally \| fall back \| fall behind \| lag \| linger Related Terms \| Find terms related to Dawdle: abide \| await \| bide \| bide the issue \| clock watcher \| continue \| dallier \| dally \| dawdler \| delay \| diddle \| diddler \| dillydallier \| dillydally \| dolittle \| do-nothing \| doodle \| doodler \| drag \| drag out \| draw out \| drone \| dwell on \| extend \| faineant \| fall behind \| falter \| flag \| foot-dragger \| gentleman of leisure \| get behind \| goldbrick \| goldbricker \| goof off \| goof-off \| halt \| hang about \| hang around \| hang back \| hold everything \| hold on \| hold your horses \| idle \| idler \| lag \| laggard \| laze \| lengthen \| lengthen out \| lie-abed \| linger \| linger behind \| linger on \| lingerer \| loafer \| loiter \| loiterer \| loller \| lollygag \| lotus-eater \| lounge \| lounger \| lubber \| mark time \| mope \| moper \| piddle \| plodder \| poke \| potterer \| procrastinate \| procrastinator \| prolong \| protract \| putterer \| shilly-shally \| sit tight \| sit up \| sleepyhead \| slouch \| sloucher \| slow goer \| slowbelly \| slow-foot \| slowpoke \| slug \| sluggard \| snail \| spin out \| stay \| stay up \| stick around \| stick-in-the-mud \| straggle \| stretch out \| take time \| tarry \| temporize \| time killer \| time waster \| tortoise \| trail \| trail behind \| trifler \| wait \| wait a minute \| wait and see \| waiter on Providence \| waste time See Also \| act \| behave \| do \| drag \| drop behind \| dwell on \| follow \| get behind \| hang back \| linger over \| move \| trail Dawdle In Webster's Dictionary \Daw"dle\ (d[add]"d'l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dawdled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dawdling}.] [Cf. {Daddle}.] To waste time in trifling employment; to trifle; to saunter. Come some evening and dawdle over a dish of tea with me. --Johnson. We . . . dawdle up and down Pall Mall. --Thackeray. \Daw"dle\, v. t. To waste by trifling; as, to dawdle away a whole morning. \Daw"dle\, n. A dawdler. --Colman & Carrick.

Dawdle Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Dawdle?

[v] hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
[v] waste time; "Get busy--don't dally!"
[v] take one's time; proceed slowly

Dawdle In Webster's Dictionary

\Daw"dle\ (d[add]"d'l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dawdled}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Dawdling}.] [Cf. {Daddle}.]
To waste time in trifling employment; to trifle; to saunter.

      Come some evening and dawdle over a dish of tea with
      me.                                      --Johnson.

      We . . . dawdle up and down Pall Mall.   --Thackeray.


\Daw"dle\, v. t.
To waste by trifling; as, to dawdle away a whole morning.


\Daw"dle\, n.
A dawdler. --Colman & Carrick.

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

Mesua ferrea ‐ handsome East Indian evergreen tree often planted as an ornamental…
Mellifluous ‐ pleasing to the ear; "the dulcet tones of…
Sacral plexus ‐ a nerve plexus formed by the 4th and 5th lumbar and 1st, 2nd,…
Mastitis ‐ inflammation of a breast…
Iota ‐ the 9th letter of the Greek alphabet [n] a tiny or scarcely detectable…
Logistic assistance ‐ assistance between and within…
Redolence ‐ a pleasingly sweet…
Purple-fringed orchis ‐ North American orchid similar to Habenaria psycodes with larger…
Safety margin ‐ an index indicating the amount beyond the minimum necessary;…
Observation tower ‐ a structure commanding a wide view of its…