- dawdle about
- dawdle aboutto waste time in a place; to waste time talking idly. •
Don't dawdle about. Get moving.
•Tim has been dawdling about all morning.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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dawdle — Synonyms and related words: abide, await, bide, bide the issue, clock watcher, continue, dallier, dally, dawdler, delay, diddle, diddler, dillydallier, dillydally, do nothing, dolittle, doodle, doodler, drag, drag out, draw out, drone, dwell on,… … Moby Thesaurus
loiter — loiterer, n. loiteringly, adv. /loy teuhr/, v.i. 1. to linger aimlessly or as if aimless in or about a place: to loiter around the bus terminal. 2. to move in a slow, idle manner, making purposeless stops in the course of a trip, journey, errand … Universalium
poke — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. prod, nudge, stick, push; search, pry; dawdle; jab, punch. See impulse, slowness, inquiry. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. jab, thrust, punch; see blow 1 . v. Syn. jab, punch, crowd; see push 1 . III (Roget s … English dictionary for students
putter — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. dabble, dawdle, idle, loaf, tinker, fiddle (inf.), monkey (inf.). See inactivity, unimportance. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. dawdle, fritter, poke; see loiter . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. tinker … English dictionary for students
linger — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. delay, dally, loiter, dawdle, poke; remain, persist. See lateness, durability, slowness. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To go reluctantly] Syn. tarry, stay, wait, saunter, lag, trail, hesitate, delay, plod … English dictionary for students
loiter — loi•ter [[t]ˈlɔɪ tər[/t]] v. i. 1) to linger aimlessly or as if aimlessly in or about a place 2) to move in a slow, idle manner 3) to waste time or dawdle over work 4) to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usu. fol. by away): to loiter… … From formal English to slang
delay — I. noun Date: 13th century 1. a. the act of delaying ; the state of being delayed < get started without delay > b. an instance of being delayed 2. the time during which something is delayed < a delay of 30 minutes > II … New Collegiate Dictionary
loiter — [loit′ər] vi. [ME loitren < MDu loteren (Du leuteren, to dawdle), akin to OE loddere, beggar < IE base * (s)leu , to hang loosely > SLEET, SLUR] 1. to linger in an aimless way; spend time idly: often with about 2. to walk or move slowly… … English World dictionary
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