dawdling

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Definition of dawdling

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (form-of, gerund)gerund of dawdle: the act of one who dawdles.
    “Buckingham might have mimicked the pedantry of his manners, and Coventry have complained of his interminable dawdlings and delays.”
    “‘Kuno, how slow you are.’ He smiled gravely. ‘I really believe you enjoy dawdling’.”
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noun

  1. (form-of, gerund)gerund of dawdle: the act of one who dawdles.
    “Buckingham might have mimicked the pedantry of his manners, and Coventry have complained of his interminable dawdlings and delays.”
    “‘Kuno, how slow you are.’ He smiled gravely. ‘I really believe you enjoy dawdling’.”

verb

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of dawdle

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Etymology

From dawdle + -ing.

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