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dawdle

/ˈdɔːdəl/

dawdleverb

dawdled

Past Simple

dawdled

Past Participle

dawdling

Gerund

/ˈdɔːdəl/

Translations

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.

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

waste time

Antonyms

dawdlenoun

dawdles

/ˈdɔː.dl̩/

/ˈdɔd.l̩/

Countable (rare); denotes a slow or leisurely movement or the act of wasting time

Definitions

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.

dawdlegerund / present participle

Definitions

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

They watched the dawdling clouds drift across the sky.