About The Word Dilly-dally

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Dilly-dally

Dilly-dally Meaning & Definition
Dilly-dally Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Dilly-dally?

[v] postpone doing what one should be doing; "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Dilly-dally: dillydally | drag one's feet | procrastinate | shillyshally | stall

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See Also | delay

Dilly-dally In Webster's Dictionary

\Dil"ly-dal`ly\, v. i. [See {Dally}.] To loiter or trifle; to waste time.

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