dally
Use Dally in a sentence
i verb (used without object)
1.
to waste time; loiter; delay.
2.
to act playfully, especially in an amorous or flirtatious way.
3.
to play mockingly; trifle: to dally with danger.
verb (used with object)
4.
to waste (time) (usually followed by away ).
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English dalien < Anglo-French dalier to chat, of uncertain origin
1250–1300; Middle English dalien < Anglo-French dalier to chat, of uncertain origin
Related forms
dal·li·er, noun
dal·ly·ing·ly, adverb
un·dal·ly·ing, adjective
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| —vb , -lies, -lying, -lied | |
| 1. | to waste time idly; dawdle |
| 2. | ( |
| [C14: from Anglo-French dalier to gossip, of uncertain origin] | |
| 'dallier | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
dally
c.1300, possibly from Anglo-Fr. dalier "to amuse oneself," of uncertain origin.
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Example sentences
We didn't have time to dally around the submarine diorama.
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