HyperDic: dillydally

English > 1 sense of the word dillydally:
VERBstativedillydally, procrastinate, stall, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, shillyshally, dilly-dallypostpone doing what one should be doing
dillydally > pronunciation
Soundsdih'liydae'liy
Rhymesably ... zealously: 1543 rhymes with liy...
English > dillydally: 1 sense > verb 1, stative
Meaningpostpone doing what one should be doing.
PatternSomebody ----s
Synonymsprocrastinate, stall, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, shillyshally, dilly-dally
Narrowerprocrastinatepostpone or delay needlessly
BroaderdelayAct later than planned, scheduled, or required
Spanishaplazar
Nounsdillydalliersomeone who wastes time

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