dawdle verb [ I ] uk / ˈdɔː.d ə l / us / ˈdɑː.d ə l / to do something or go somewhere very slowly, taking more time than is necessary: Stop dawdling! You'll be late for school! Thesaurus: …

v. daw·dled, daw·dling, daw·dles. v.intr. 1. To take more time than necessary: dawdled through breakfast. 2. To move aimlessly or lackadaisically: dawdling on the way to work. v.tr. To waste (time) by idling: dawdling the hours away. [Perhaps alteration of dialectal daddle, to diddle .]

adjective. as in leisurely. moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed the dawdling pace of the movie was really making us restless.

dawdled; dawdling ˈdȯd-liŋ -ᵊl-iŋ 1 : to spend time wastefully or idly : linger dawdled over her homework 2 : to move slowly and aimlessly : loiter dawdled on the way back 3 : idle entry 2 …

dawdle something away. to waste a particular amount of time; to let a period of time slip away, wasted. You didn't finish your work because you dawdled most of your time away. You dawdle away too much time daydreaming. See also: away, dawdle.

14/11/2009 · to waste time; idle; trifle; loiter: Stop dawdling and help me with these packages! to move slowly, languidly, or dilatorily; saunter. verb (used with object), daw·dled, daw·dling. to …

(ˈdɔːdəlɪŋ ) adjective 1. proceeding at a slow pace The pace never rose above dawdling, and the whole thing took hours. Dawdling shoppers have to be rounded up and ushered toward the …