dilly-dally English

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What does dilly-dally mean?

dilly-dally

— verb (= procrastinate) postpone doing what one should be doing He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days

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dilly-dally English » English

procrastinate

stall

shillyshally

drag one’s heels

drag one’s feet

dillydally

delay

dawdle

waver

wander

loiter

linger

hesitate

whet

walk

vacillate

tootle

temporize

tarry

stroll

stray

shuffle

shilly-shally

shamble

mosey

lag behind

lag

hum and haw

hone

frivol

creep

be dilatory

amble

aberrant