dally
11dally — v. 1) (D; intr.) ( to be slow ) to dally over (to dally over one s work) 2) (d; intr.) ( to play ) to dally with (to dally with smb. s affections) * * * [ dælɪ] (D; intr.) ( to be slow ) to dally over (to dally over one s work) (d; intr.) ( to… …
12dally — /ˈdæli / (say dalee) verb (i) (dallied, dallying) 1. to sport or play, especially amorously. 2. to waste time; loiter; delay. –phrase 3. dally away, to let pass in idleness: to dally the hours away. 4. dally with, to play mockingly with; trifle… …
13dally — dal|ly [ˈdæli] v past tense and past participle dallied present participle dallying third person singular dallies [Date: 1300 1400; : Anglo French; Origin: dalier] to waste time, or do something very slowly ▪ Don t dally along the way! We haven t …
14dally — dal|ly [ dæli ] verb intransitive OLD FASHIONED to be very slow in doing something dally with phrasal verb transitive 1. ) dally with someone OLD FASHIONED to have a short sexual relationship with someone 2. ) dally with something to consider an… …
15dally — UK [ˈdælɪ] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms dally : present tense I/you/we/they dally he/she/it dallies present participle dallying past tense dallied past participle dallied old fashioned to be very slow in doing something Phrasal verbs:… …
16dally — 1. verb /ˈdælɪ,ˈdæli/ a) To waste time in voluptuous pleasures, or in idleness; to trifle. The end of the top rope he dallied around the gooseneck trailer hitch. b) To interchange caresses, especially of a sexual nature; to use fondling; to… …
17dally — [[t]dæ̱li[/t]] dallies, dallying, dallied 1) VERB If you dally, you act or move very slowly, wasting time. [OLD FASHIONED] The bureaucrats dallied too long... [V over n/ ing] He did not dally over the choice of a suitable partner. [Also V with n] …
18dally — verb (I) old fashioned to waste time, or do something very slowly: Don t dally along the way! dally with sb/sth phrasal verb (T) 1 to think about something but not in a very serious way: They d dallied with the idea of going on a world tour many… …
19dally — verb 1) don t dally on the way to work Syn: dawdle, delay, loiter, linger, waste time; lag, trail, straggle, fall behind; amble, meander, drift; informal dilly dally; archaic tarry See note at loiter …
20dally — dallier, n. dallyingly, adv. /dal ee/, v., dallied, dallying. v.i. 1. to waste time; loiter; delay. 2. to act playfully, esp. in an amorous or flirtatious way. 3. to play mockingly; trifle: to dally with danger. v.t. 4. to waste (time) (usually… …
