dawdle

UK
/ˈdɔːdəl/
US
/ˈdɔːdəl/
dawdleverb
dawdled
Präteritum
dawdled
Partizip Perfekt
dawdling
Gerundium
UK
/ˈdɔːdəl/
US
/ˈdɔːdəl/
Übersetzungen
He tends to dawdle when he should be working.
Он склонен копаться, когда должен работать.
Stop dawdling and finish your homework.
Перестань прохлаждаться и заканчивай домашнее задание.
Don't dawdle on your way to school.
Не медли по дороге в школу.
Definitionen
To waste time by moving slowly or idly.
She dawdled over her breakfast, not wanting to go to work.
To take more time than necessary; to be slow or sluggish.
He dawdled on his way to the meeting, knowing he was already late.
dawdlesubstantiv
dawdles
Pl.
UK
/ˈdɔː.dl̩/
US
/ˈdɔd.l̩/
Countable (rare); denotes a slow or leisurely movement or the act of wasting time
Definitionen
A slow or leisurely movement, journey, or action; an act of wasting time.
Our stroll through the gardens was a pleasant dawdle in the afternoon sun.
dawdlegerundium / partizip präsens
Definitionen
Moving slowly or idly; characterized by delay or wasting time.
They watched the dawdling clouds drift across the sky.