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Definition of dallying - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
procrastinationRare the act of wasting time or being slowRare
- His constant dallying made them late for the meeting.
2.
playfulnessRare engagement in playful or amorous activitiesRare
- Their dallying was evident at the party.
Adjective
1.
behaviorRare engaging in playful or flirtatious behaviorRare
- She gave him a dallying smile at the party.
2.
idleRare wasting time without urgency or purposeRare
- He was dallying with his chores all afternoon.
Origin of dallying
Middle English, dalien (to chat)
Examples of dallying in a sentence
Stop your dallying and get to work. Their dallying in the garden was charming. The dallying of the children was delightful to watch. His dallying glance made her blush. They exchanged dallying looks across the room. She was dallying over her decision to leave.
The dallying students missed the bus.
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- French:procrastination, enjôleur, ...
- German:Trödeln, kokett, ...
- Italian:perdere tempo, civettuolo, ...
- Spanish:holgazanería, coqueto, ...
- Portuguese:demora, brincalhão, ...
- Chinese:闲荡, 调情的, ...
- Japanese:ぐずぐずすること, 戯れのある, ...
- Arabic:مماطلة, لَعوب, ...
- Hebrew:הִתְמַהְמְהוּת, מְפַלרְטֵט, ...
- Russian:бездельничанье, кокетливый, ...
- Ukrainian:марнування часу, фліртуючий, ...
- Hindi:समय बर्बाद करना, छेड़खानी, ...
Definition of dally - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
romanceUS engage in playful romantic behaviorUS
- They would dally by the lake every afternoon.
2.
procrastinationact slowly or waste time
- He dallied at his desk instead of finishing the report..
Expressions with dally
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have a romantic or flirtatious relationship without seriousness
She warned him not to dally with her feelings.
consider an idea without serious intent
She likes to dally with an idea before deciding.
period of unnecessary delay or indecision
Stop the dilly-dally and make a decision.
move slowly without a clear purpose
They dally about the park every afternoon.
Origin of dally
Middle English, dalien (to chat)
Examples of dally in a sentence
Young couples dally in the park on weekends. She dallied over her coffee, avoiding her chores. Don't dally on your way to school.
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- French:flirter, traîner, ...
- German:turteln, trödeln, ...
- Italian:intrattenersi, bighellonare, ...
- Spanish:coquetear, holgazanear, ...
- Portuguese:namoriscar, perder tempo, ...
- Chinese:调情, 磨蹭, ...
- Japanese:いちゃつく, 時間を無駄にする, ...
- Arabic:داعَبَ, تَمَاهَلَ, ...
- Hebrew:לְהִתְרַפֵּק, לְבַזְבֵּז זְמַן, ...
- Russian:флиртовать, медлить, ...
- Ukrainian:фліртувати, гаяти час, ...
- Hindi:खिलवाड़ करना, समय बर्बाद करना, ...
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