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DILLYDALLIED Synonyms

There are 16 synonyms of the word dillydallied. (exact relations)
There is 1 hypernym of the word dillydallied. (close relations)
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delayed
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• not as far along as normal in development

dallied
verbv
verb

• behave carelessly or indifferently

• waste time

• talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions

• consider not very seriously

dawdled
verbv
verb

• take one's time; proceed slowly

• waste time

• hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.

faltered
verbv
noun

• the act of pausing uncertainly

verb

• be unsure or weak

• move hesitatingly, as if about to give way

• walk unsteadily, tripping repeatedly

• speak haltingly

hesitated
verbv
verb

• pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness

• interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing

lagged
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• the act of slowing down or falling behind

• the time between one event, process, or period and another

• one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket

verb

• hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.

• lock up or confine, in or as in a jail

• throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins

• cover with lagging to prevent heat loss

lingered
verbv
verb

• remain present although waning or gradually dying

• be about a place without any apparent purpose

• leave slowly and hesitantly

• take one's time; proceed slowly

• to hang about in a place beyond the proper or usual time

loitered
verbv
verb

• be about a place without any apparent purpose

procrastinated
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• postpone doing what one should be doing

• postpone or delay needlessly

stalled
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed

• small area set off by walls for special use

• a booth where articles are displayed for sale

• a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge

• seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater

• small individual study area in a library

• a tactic used to mislead or delay

verb

• postpone doing what one should be doing

• come to a stop

• deliberately delay an event or action

• put into, or keep in, a stall

• experience a stall in flight, of airplanes

• cause an airplane to go into a stall

• cause an engine to stop

dilly-dally
verbv
verb

• postpone doing what one should be doing

procrastinate
verbv
verb

• postpone doing what one should be doing

• postpone or delay needlessly

shillyshally
noun

• the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or deferring an action to a later time

verb

• be uncertain and vague

• postpone doing what one should be doing

stall
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed

• small area set off by walls for special use

• a booth where articles are displayed for sale

• a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge

• seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater

• small individual study area in a library

• a tactic used to mislead or delay

verb

• postpone doing what one should be doing

• come to a stop

• deliberately delay an event or action

• put into, or keep in, a stall

• experience a stall in flight, of airplanes

• cause an airplane to go into a stall

• cause an engine to stop

drag one's feet
verbv
verb

• postpone doing what one should be doing

drag one's heels
verb

• postpone doing what one should be doing

Best Hypernyms For DILLYDALLIED

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delay

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