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dally

[ dal-ee ]

verb (used without object)

dallied, dallying.
  1. to waste time; loiter; delay.
  2. to act playfully, especially in an amorous or flirtatious way.

    Synonyms: , ,

  3. to play mockingly; trifle:

    to dally with danger.

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verb (used with object)

dallied, dallying.
  1. to waste (time) (usually followed by away ).

dally

/ ˈ»åæ±ôɪ /

verb

  1. to waste time idly; dawdle
  2. usually foll by with to deal frivolously or lightly with; trifle; toy

    to dally with someone's affections

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Derived Forms

  • ˈ»å²¹±ô±ô¾±±ð°ù, noun
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  • »å²¹±ôl²â·¾±²Ô²µÂ·±ô²â adverb
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of dally1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English dalien from Anglo-French dalier “to chat,†of uncertain origin
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of dally1

C14: from Anglo-French dalier to gossip, of uncertain origin
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Synonym Study

See loiter.
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Example Sentences

Is it a Europe whose leaders also stand up to Trump, despite threats and bluster, if they feel he crosses a line - be it over human rights, free speech or dallying with dictators?

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He must surely know by now - but this needless dallying around the edge of the subject is now becoming faintly farcical.

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Having no wish to dally, he continued steadily northward.

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Rabbi Matondo then spurned a big chance to double Rangers' lead on the brink of half-time, dallying on the ball and allowing Atkinson to get back and block the shot.

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Arsenal went into half-time with 15 attempts at goal, of which only three were on target, and the second half started with Odegaard dallying on another chance.

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