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dawdle
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
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