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dally
[ dal-ee ]
verb (used without object)
- to waste time; loiter; delay.
- to act playfully, especially in an amorous or flirtatious way.
- to play mockingly; trifle:
to dally with danger.
Synonyms: toy
verb (used with object)
- to waste (time) (usually followed by away ).
dally
/ ˈdælɪ /
verb
- to waste time idly; dawdle
- usually foll by with to deal frivolously or lightly with; trifle; toy
to dally with someone's affections
Derived Forms
- ˈdallier, noun
Other Words From
- dalli·er noun
- dally·ing·ly adverb
- un·dally·ing adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of dally1
Word History and Origins
Origin of dally1
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Example Sentences
Still, DAC’s gardens remind him that nature’s seasons never dally.
Why dilly-dally with teenage angst when you can bring on the Giant Robots, that was my motto.
Why, it's six thousand feet up here, and the wind don't monkey and dally around, hit gits right down to business.
Sire and sons returned from the cemetery invigorated for their dally labours.
He quite knew that to dally with the piano-player while smoking a high-class cigar was to insult the cigar.
As the tent was found to encroach partly on the same crevasse, it may be imagined that we did not dally long over the meal.
The novel sensation of an anticipated visit probably caused us to dally less than usual over our morning meal.
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