dawdle English

Meaning dawdle meaning

What does dawdle mean?

dawdle

— verb (= dally) waste time Get busy--don't dally!

— verb (= fall behind) hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc

— verb (= linger) take one's time; proceed slowly

Synonyms dawdle synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as dawdle?

dawdle English » English

loiter

linger

idle

dally

procrastinate

loaf

delay

waste time

tarry

lag

potter about

laze

slow

lounge

hang out

dilly-dally

take a long time

stroll

saunter

putter

fool around

fall behind

fall back

diddle

creep

be slow

worm

whet

wander about

wander

walk

wait

vacillate

tootle

temporize

take one’s time

stall

slowness

sit back

shamble

retard

put on airs

poke

playboy

mosey

moon

maunder

lurch

lounge around

lounge about

Topics dawdle topics

What do people use dawdle to talk about?

Physical actions Move Manner of movement Move quickly

Move slowly

• What words refer to moving slowly?
  crawl move at a snail's pace creep along inch forward poke along slowpoke drag mosey along slow motion plod dawdle

Conjugation dawdle conjugation

How do you conjugate dawdle?

dawdle · verb

Present I dawdle

Positive I dawdle

Singular

1st person I dawdle

2nd person you dawdle

3rd person he/she/it dawdles

Plural

1st person we dawdle

2nd person you dawdle

3rd person they dawdle

Negative I don't dawdle

Singular

1st person I don't dawdle I do not dawdle

2nd person you don't dawdle you do not dawdle

3rd person he/she/it doesn't dawdle he/she/it does not dawdle

Plural

1st person we don't dawdle we do not dawdle

2nd person you don't dawdle you do not dawdle

3rd person they don't dawdle they do not dawdle

Question do I dawdle?

Singular

1st person do I dawdle?

2nd person do you dawdle?

3rd person does he/she/it dawdle?

Plural

1st person do we dawdle?

2nd person do you dawdle?

3rd person do they dawdle?

Negative question don't I dawdle?

Singular

1st person don't I dawdle? do I not dawdle?

2nd person don't you dawdle? do you not dawdle?

3rd person doesn't he/she/it dawdle? does he/she/it not dawdle?

Plural

1st person don't we dawdle? do we not dawdle?

2nd person don't you dawdle? do you not dawdle?

3rd person don't they dawdle? do they not dawdle?

Past I dawdled

Positive I dawdled

Singular

1st person I dawdled

2nd person you dawdled

3rd person he/she/it dawdled

Plural

1st person we dawdled

2nd person you dawdled

3rd person they dawdled

Negative I didn't dawdle

Singular

1st person I didn't dawdle I did not dawdle

2nd person you didn't dawdle you did not dawdle

3rd person he/she/it didn't dawdle he/she/it did not dawdle

Plural

1st person we didn't dawdle we did not dawdle

2nd person you didn't dawdle you did not dawdle

3rd person they didn't dawdle they did not dawdle

Question did I dawdle?

Singular

1st person did I dawdle?

2nd person did you dawdle?

3rd person did he/she/it dawdle?

Plural

1st person did we dawdle?

2nd person did you dawdle?

3rd person did they dawdle?

Negative question didn't I dawdle?

Singular

1st person didn't I dawdle? did I not dawdle?

2nd person didn't you dawdle? did you not dawdle?

3rd person didn't he/she/it dawdle? did he/she/it not dawdle?

Plural

1st person didn't we dawdle? did we not dawdle?

2nd person didn't you dawdle? did you not dawdle?

3rd person didn't they dawdle? did they not dawdle?

Future I'll dawdle

Positive I'll dawdle

Singular

1st person I'll dawdle I will dawdle

2nd person you'll dawdle you will dawdle

3rd person he/she/it'll dawdle he/she/it will dawdle

Plural

1st person we'll dawdle we will dawdle

2nd person you'll dawdle you will dawdle

3rd person they'll dawdle they will dawdle

Negative I won't dawdle

Singular

1st person I won't dawdle I will not dawdle

2nd person you won't dawdle you will not dawdle

3rd person he/she/it won't dawdle he/she/it will not dawdle

Plural

1st person we won't dawdle we will not dawdle

2nd person you won't dawdle you will not dawdle

3rd person they won't dawdle they will not dawdle

Question will I dawdle?

Singular

1st person will I dawdle?

2nd person will you dawdle?

3rd person will he/she/it dawdle?

Plural

1st person will we dawdle?

2nd person will you dawdle?

3rd person will they dawdle?

Negative question won't I dawdle?

Singular

1st person won't I dawdle? will I not dawdle?

2nd person won't you dawdle? will you not dawdle?

3rd person won't he/she/it dawdle? will he/she/it not dawdle?

Plural

1st person won't we dawdle? will we not dawdle?

2nd person won't you dawdle? will you not dawdle?

3rd person won't they dawdle? will they not dawdle?

Conditional I'd dawdle

Positive I'd dawdle

Singular

1st person I'd dawdle I would dawdle

2nd person you'd dawdle you would dawdle

3rd person he/she/it'd dawdle he/she/it would dawdle

Plural

1st person we'd dawdle we would dawdle

2nd person you'd dawdle you would dawdle

3rd person they'd dawdle they would dawdle

Negative I wouldn't dawdle

Singular

1st person I wouldn't dawdle I would not dawdle

2nd person you wouldn't dawdle you would not dawdle

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't dawdle he/she/it would not dawdle

Plural

1st person we wouldn't dawdle we would not dawdle

2nd person you wouldn't dawdle you would not dawdle

3rd person they wouldn't dawdle they would not dawdle

Question would I dawdle?

Singular

1st person would I dawdle?

2nd person would you dawdle?

3rd person would he/she/it dawdle?

Plural

1st person would we dawdle?

2nd person would you dawdle?

3rd person would they dawdle?

Negative question wouldn't I dawdle?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I dawdle? would I not dawdle?

2nd person wouldn't you dawdle? would you not dawdle?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it dawdle? would he/she/it not dawdle?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we dawdle? would we not dawdle?

2nd person wouldn't you dawdle? would you not dawdle?

3rd person wouldn't they dawdle? would they not dawdle?

Present continuous I'm dawdling

Positive I'm dawdling

Singular

1st person I'm dawdling I am dawdling

2nd person you're dawdling you are dawdling

3rd person he/she/it's dawdling he/she/it is dawdling

Plural

1st person we're dawdling we are dawdling

2nd person you're dawdling you are dawdling

3rd person they're dawdling they are dawdling

Negative I'm not dawdling

Singular

1st person I'm not dawdling I am not dawdling

2nd person you aren't dawdling you're not dawdling you are not dawdling

3rd person he/she/it isn't dawdling he/she/it's not dawdling he/she/it is not dawdling

Plural

1st person we aren't dawdling we're not dawdling we are not dawdling

2nd person you aren't dawdling you're not dawdling you are not dawdling

3rd person they aren't dawdling they're not dawdling they are not dawdling

Question am I dawdling?

Singular

1st person am I dawdling?

2nd person are you dawdling?

3rd person is he/she/it dawdling?

Plural

1st person are we dawdling?

2nd person are you dawdling?

3rd person are they dawdling?

Negative question aren't I dawdling?

Singular

1st person aren't I dawdling? am I not dawdling?

2nd person aren't you dawdling? are you not dawdling?

3rd person isn't he/she/it dawdling? is he/she/it not dawdling?

Plural

1st person aren't we dawdling? are we not dawdling?

2nd person aren't you dawdling? are you not dawdling?

3rd person aren't they dawdling? are they not dawdling?

Past continuous I was dawdling

Positive I was dawdling

Singular

1st person I was dawdling

2nd person you were dawdling

3rd person he/she/it was dawdling

Plural

1st person we were dawdling

2nd person you were dawdling

3rd person they were dawdling

Negative I wasn't dawdling

Singular

1st person I wasn't dawdling I was not dawdling

2nd person you weren't dawdling you were not dawdling

3rd person he/she/it wasn't dawdling he/she/it was not dawdling

Plural

1st person we weren't dawdling we were not dawdling

2nd person you weren't dawdling you were not dawdling

3rd person they weren't dawdling they were not dawdling

Question was I dawdling?

Singular

1st person was I dawdling?

2nd person were you dawdling?

3rd person was he/she/it dawdling?

Plural

1st person were we dawdling?

2nd person were you dawdling?

3rd person were they dawdling?

Negative question wasn't I dawdling?

Singular

1st person wasn't I dawdling? was I not dawdling?

2nd person weren't you dawdling? were you not dawdling?

3rd person wasn't he/she/it dawdling? was he/she/it not dawdling?

Plural

1st person weren't we dawdling? were we not dawdling?

2nd person weren't you dawdling? were you not dawdling?

3rd person weren't they dawdling? were they not dawdling?

Future continuous I'll be dawdling

Positive I'll be dawdling

Singular

1st person I'll be dawdling I will be dawdling

2nd person you'll be dawdling you will be dawdling

3rd person he/she/it'll be dawdling he/she/it will be dawdling

Plural

1st person we'll be dawdling we will be dawdling

2nd person you'll be dawdling you will be dawdling

3rd person they'll be dawdling they will be dawdling

Negative I won't be dawdling

Singular

1st person I won't be dawdling I will not be dawdling

2nd person you won't be dawdling you will not be dawdling

3rd person he/she/it won't be dawdling he/she/it will not be dawdling

Plural

1st person we won't be dawdling we will not be dawdling

2nd person you won't be dawdling you will not be dawdling

3rd person they won't be dawdling they will not be dawdling

Question will I be dawdling?

Singular

1st person will I be dawdling?

2nd person will you be dawdling?

3rd person will he/she/it be dawdling?

Plural

1st person will we be dawdling?

2nd person will you be dawdling?

3rd person will they be dawdling?

Negative question won't I be dawdling?

Singular

1st person won't I be dawdling? will I not be dawdling?

2nd person won't you be dawdling? will you not be dawdling?

3rd person won't he/she/it be dawdling? will he/she/it not be dawdling?

Plural

1st person won't we be dawdling? will we not be dawdling?

2nd person won't you be dawdling? will you not be dawdling?

3rd person won't they be dawdling? will they not be dawdling?

Conditional continuous I'd be dawdling

Positive I'd be dawdling

Singular

1st person I'd be dawdling I would be dawdling

2nd person you'd be dawdling you would be dawdling

3rd person he/she/it'd be dawdling he/she/it would be dawdling

Plural

1st person we'd be dawdling we would be dawdling

2nd person you'd be dawdling you would be dawdling

3rd person they'd be dawdling they would be dawdling

Negative I wouldn't be dawdling

Singular

1st person I wouldn't be dawdling I would not be dawdling

2nd person you wouldn't be dawdling you would not be dawdling

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be dawdling he/she/it would not be dawdling

Plural

1st person we wouldn't be dawdling we would not be dawdling

2nd person you wouldn't be dawdling you would not be dawdling

3rd person they wouldn't be dawdling they would not be dawdling

Question would I be dawdling?

Singular

1st person would I be dawdling?

2nd person would you be dawdling?

3rd person would he/she/it be dawdling?

Plural

1st person would we be dawdling?

2nd person would you be dawdling?

3rd person would they be dawdling?

Negative question wouldn't I be dawdling?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I be dawdling? would I not be dawdling?

2nd person wouldn't you be dawdling? would you not be dawdling?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be dawdling? would he/she/it not be dawdling?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we be dawdling? would we not be dawdling?

2nd person wouldn't you be dawdling? would you not be dawdling?

3rd person wouldn't they be dawdling? would they not be dawdling?

Present perfect I've dawdled

Positive I've dawdled

Singular

1st person I've dawdled I have dawdled

2nd person you've dawdled you have dawdled

3rd person he/she/it's dawdled he/she/it has dawdled

Plural

1st person we've dawdled we have dawdled

2nd person you've dawdled you have dawdled

3rd person they've dawdled they have dawdled

Negative I haven't dawdled

Singular

1st person I haven't dawdled I have not dawdled

2nd person you haven't dawdled you have not dawdled

3rd person he/she/it hasn't dawdled he/she/it has not dawdled

Plural

1st person we haven't dawdled we have not dawdled

2nd person you haven't dawdled you have not dawdled

3rd person they haven't dawdled they have not dawdled

Question have I dawdled?

Singular

1st person have I dawdled?

2nd person have you dawdled?

3rd person has he/she/it dawdled?

Plural

1st person have we dawdled?

2nd person have you dawdled?

3rd person have they dawdled?

Negative question haven't I dawdled?

Singular

1st person haven't I dawdled? have I not dawdled?

2nd person haven't you dawdled? have you not dawdled?

3rd person hasn't he/she/it dawdled? has he/she/it not dawdled?

Plural

1st person haven't we dawdled? have we not dawdled?

2nd person haven't you dawdled? have you not dawdled?

3rd person haven't they dawdled? have they not dawdled?

Past perfect I had dawdled

Positive I had dawdled

Singular

1st person I had dawdled

2nd person you had dawdled

3rd person he/she/it had dawdled

Plural

1st person we had dawdled

2nd person you had dawdled

3rd person they had dawdled

Negative I hadn't dawdled

Singular

1st person I hadn't dawdled I had not dawdled

2nd person you hadn't dawdled you had not dawdled

3rd person he/she/it hadn't dawdled he/she/it had not dawdled

Plural

1st person we hadn't dawdled we had not dawdled

2nd person you hadn't dawdled you had not dawdled

3rd person they hadn't dawdled they had not dawdled

Question had I dawdled?

Singular

1st person had I dawdled?

2nd person had you dawdled?

3rd person had he/she/it dawdled?

Plural

1st person had we dawdled?

2nd person had you dawdled?

3rd person had they dawdled?

Negative question hadn't I dawdled?

Singular

1st person hadn't I dawdled? had I not dawdled?

2nd person hadn't you dawdled? had you not dawdled?

3rd person hadn't he/she/it dawdled? had he/she/it not dawdled?

Plural

1st person hadn't we dawdled? had we not dawdled?

2nd person hadn't you dawdled? had you not dawdled?

3rd person hadn't they dawdled? had they not dawdled?

Future perfect I'll have dawdled

Positive I'll have dawdled

Singular

1st person I'll have dawdled I will have dawdled

2nd person you'll have dawdled you will have dawdled

3rd person he/she/it'll have dawdled he/she/it will have dawdled

Plural

1st person we'll have dawdled we will have dawdled

2nd person you'll have dawdled you will have dawdled

3rd person they'll have dawdled they will have dawdled

Negative I won't have dawdled

Singular

1st person I won't have dawdled I will not have dawdled

2nd person you won't have dawdled you will not have dawdled

3rd person he/she/it won't have dawdled he/she/it will not have dawdled

Plural

1st person we won't have dawdled we will not have dawdled

2nd person you won't have dawdled you will not have dawdled

3rd person they won't have dawdled they will not have dawdled

Question +'ll I have dawdled?

Singular

1st person +'ll I have dawdled? will I have dawdled?

2nd person +'ll you have dawdled? will you have dawdled?

3rd person +'ll he/she/it have dawdled? will he/she/it have dawdled?

Plural

1st person +'ll we have dawdled? will we have dawdled?

2nd person +'ll you have dawdled? will you have dawdled?

3rd person +'ll they have dawdled? will they have dawdled?

Negative question won't I have dawdled?

Singular

1st person won't I have dawdled? will I not have dawdled?

2nd person won't you have dawdled? will you not have dawdled?

3rd person won't he/she/it have dawdled? will he/she/it not have dawdled?

Plural

1st person won't we have dawdled? will we not have dawdled?

2nd person won't you have dawdled? will you not have dawdled?

3rd person won't they have dawdled? will they not have dawdled?

Conditional perfect I'd have dawdled

Positive I'd have dawdled

Singular

1st person I'd have dawdled I would have dawdled

2nd person you'd have dawdled you would have dawdled

3rd person he/she/it'd have dawdled he/she/it would have dawdled

Plural

1st person we'd have dawdled we would have dawdled

2nd person you'd have dawdled you would have dawdled

3rd person they'd have dawdled they would have dawdled

Negative I wouldn't have dawdled

Singular

1st person I wouldn't have dawdled I would not have dawdled

2nd person you wouldn't have dawdled you would not have dawdled

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have dawdled he/she/it would not have dawdled

Plural

1st person we wouldn't have dawdled we would not have dawdled

2nd person you wouldn't have dawdled you would not have dawdled

3rd person they wouldn't have dawdled they would not have dawdled

Question would I have dawdled?

Singular

1st person would I have dawdled?

2nd person would you have dawdled?

3rd person would he/she/it have dawdled?

Plural

1st person would we have dawdled?

2nd person would you have dawdled?

3rd person would they have dawdled?

Negative question wouldn't I have dawdled?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I have dawdled? would I not have dawdled?

2nd person wouldn't you have dawdled? would you not have dawdled?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have dawdled? would he/she/it not have dawdled?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we have dawdled? would we not have dawdled?

2nd person wouldn't you have dawdled? would you not have dawdled?

3rd person wouldn't they have dawdled? would they not have dawdled?

Imperative dawdle!

Positive

you dawdle!

we let's dawdle!

Negative

you don't dawdle!

we let's not dawdle!