| VERB | motion | dawdle, linger | take one's time |
|---|---|---|---|
| motion | dawdle, dally | waste time | |
| motion | dawdle, lag, fall back, fall behind | hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc. |
| Sounds | dao'dahl | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | Take one's time; proceed slowly. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Synonym | linger | |
| Broader | move | Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion |
| Opposite | rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along, step on it | Move fast |
| Spanish | demorarse | |
| Catalan | anar a poc a poc, demorar-se, demorar, persistir, retardar, trigar | |
| Nouns | dawdler | someone who takes more time than necessary |
| Meaning | Waste time. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Synonym | dally | |
| Broader | act, behave, do | Behave in a certain manner |
| Nouns | dawdler | someone who takes more time than necessary |
| dawdling | the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working | |
| Meaning | hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Synonyms | lag, fall back, fall behind | |
| Narrower | drag, trail, get behind, hang back, drop behind, drop back | To lag or linger behind |
| Broader | follow | To travel behind, go after, come after |
| See also | fall | Pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind |
| Spanish | quedarse atrás, retrasarse | |
| Nouns | dawdler | someone who takes more time than necessary |
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