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dawdling
UK
/ˈdɔːdlɪŋ/
US
/ˈdɔːdlɪŋ/
Translations
Her dawdling made us late for the meeting.
Её медлительность заставила нас опоздать на встречу.
UK
/ˈdɔːd.lɪŋ/
US
/ˈdɔd.lɪŋ/
The dawdling student was late to class again.
Медлительный ученик снова опоздал на урок.
dawdling
Gerund
dawdled
Past Simple
dawdled
Past Participle
dawdling
Gerund
UK
/ˈdɔːdəl/
US
/ˈdɔːdəl/
Stop dawdling and finish your homework.
Перестань прохлаждаться и заканчивай домашнее задание.
He tends to dawdle when he should be working.
Он склонен копаться, когда должен работать.
Don't dawdle on your way to school.
Не медли по дороге в школу.
dawdling
Used attributively to describe something that moves slowly or causes delay.
Definitions
Her dawdling in the morning often made her late for school.
The dawdling student took forever to finish his homework.
She dawdled over her breakfast, not wanting to go to work.
He dawdled on his way to the meeting, knowing he was already late.
They watched the dawdling clouds drift across the sky.