dawdle definition - Dictionary

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daw·dle [ dáwd'l ] (past and past participle daw·dled, present participle daw·dling, 3rd person present singular daw·dles)

intransitive verb

Definition:

1. move slowly: to walk or move slowly and reluctantly or idly

We'll get there in time if you don't dawdle.

2. waste time: to spend far more time than is necessary in doing something

We dawdled over lunch.

[Mid-17th century. Origin ?]

daw·dler noun

daw·dling noun, adjective

daw·dling·ly adverb