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dilly-dally

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dil·ly-dal·ly   (dĭl'ē-dāl'ē)   
intr.v.   dil·ly-dal·lied, dil·ly-dal·lying, dil·ly-dal·lies
To waste time, especially in indecision; dawdle or vacillate.

[Reduplication of dally.]
dil'ly-dal'li·er n.
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dilly-dally

verb
postpone doing what one should be doing; "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days" [syn: procrastinate
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