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dillydally
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
dillydally
(verb)
dillydally
/
ˈ
dɪliˌdæli/
verb
dillydallies
;
dillydallied
;
dillydallying
dillydally
/
ˈ
dɪliˌdæli/
verb
dillydallies
;
dillydallied
;
dillydallying
Britannica Dictionary definition of DILLYDALLY
[
no object
]
informal
:
to move or act too slowly
:
to waste time
We need to stop
dillydallying
[=
dawdling
,
fooling around
] and get to work.
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