HyperDic: dillydally

English > 1 sense of the word *dillydally*:
VERB	stative	dillydally, procrastinate, stall, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, shillyshally, dilly-dally	postpone doing what one should be doing

dillydally > pronunciation
Sounds	dih'liydae'liy
Rhymes	ably ... zealously: 1543 rhymes with liy...

English > *dillydally*: 1 sense > verb 1, stative
Meaning	postpone doing what one should be doing.
Pattern	Somebody ----s
Synonyms	procrastinate, stall, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, shillyshally, dilly-dally
Narrower	procrastinate	postpone or delay needlessly
Broader	delay	Act later than planned, scheduled, or required
Spanish	aplazar
Nouns	dillydallier	someone who wastes time