dilly-dally
dilly-dally · dilly-dallies · dilly-dallied · dilly-dallying
тратить время впустую, бездельничать, прохлаждаться
trödeln, Zeit vertrödeln
To dawdle; to waste time; to procrastinateTo dawdle; to waste time; to procrastinate.
/ˈdɪliˌdæli/
Meaning
1 sensesTo dawdle; to waste time; to procrastinate.
trödeln, Zeit vertrödeln
тра́тить вре́мя впусту́юtrátitʹ vrémja vpustúju, безде́льничатьbezdélʹničatʹ, прохлажда́тьсяproxlaždátʹsja
More definitions
- postpone doing what one should be doing
Translations
7 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
to waste time:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to waste time:
Origin
Reduplication of dally.Reduplication of dally.
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Forms
dilly-dallies, dilly-dallying, dilly-dallied, dilly-dallied| Base form | dilly-dally · to dilly-dally |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | dilly-dallies |
| Present participle | dilly-dallying |
| Past simple | dilly-dallied |
| Past participle | dilly-dallied |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
87 synonymscabbageB1idleC2lampA2lingerB2loafB1loiterC2whileA2delayB1extendB1postponeB2prolongC2retardB2stayA1suspendB2
Close in meaning
- postpone doing what one should be doing:procrastinatestalldrag one's feetdrag one's heelsshillyshallydillydally
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle