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dawdling

/ˈdɔːdlɪŋ/

Translations

dawdlingnoun

flânerie

His dawdling made everyone impatient.

Sa flânerie rendait tout le monde impatient.

Synonyms

wasting time

dawdlinggerund / present participle

/ˈdɔːd.lɪŋ/

/ˈdɔd.lɪŋ/

traînant

The dawdling student took forever to finish his homework.

L'étudiant traînant a mis une éternité à finir ses devoirs.

Synonyms

dawdleverb

dawdling

Gerund

dawdled

Past Simple

dawdled

Past Participle

dawdling

Gerund

/ˈdɔːdəl/

lambinerFamilier ; pour l'idée de traîner volontairement et de perdre du temps.

She dawdled over her breakfast, not wanting to go to work.

Elle a lambiné devant son petit-déjeuner, sans vouloir aller travailler.

Additional translations

traînerCourant ; s'emploie pour avancer lentement ou perdre du temps.

Synonyms

waste time

Antonyms

dawdlegerund / present participle

dawdling

Used attributively to describe something that moves slowly or causes delay.

lambinFamilier ; pour quelqu'un ou quelque chose qui avance lentement, en traînant.

They watched the dawdling clouds drift across the sky.

Ils regardaient les nuages lambins dériver dans le ciel.

Additional translations

lentPlus neutre ; quand l'idée principale est la lenteur ou le retard.

Definitions

dawdlingnoun

The act of wasting time or being slow in completing tasks.

Her dawdling in the morning often made her late for school.

dawdlinggerund / present participle

Moving or acting slowly, without urgency.

The dawdling student took forever to finish his homework.

dawdleverb

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.

dawdlegerund / present participle

Moving slowly or idly; characterized by delay or wasting time.

They watched the dawdling clouds drift across the sky.