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dawdle

/ˈdɔːdəl/

Translations

dawdleverb

dawdled

Past Simple

dawdled

Past Participle

dawdling

Gerund

/ˈdɔːdəl/

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.

Synonyms

waste time

Antonyms

dawdlenoun

dawdles

/ˈdɔː.dl̩/

/ˈdɔd.l̩/

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

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.

dawdlenoun

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.