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dawdle

Syllabification: (daw·dle)

Pronunciation: /ˈdôdl/

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Definition of dawdle

verb

[no object]

waste time; be slow:I couldn’t dawdle over my coffee any longer
[with adverbial of direction] move slowly and idly:Ruth dawdled back through the woods