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dawdle

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Verb

  1. Chiefly followed by away: to spend (time) without haste or purpose.
  2. To spend time idly and unfruitfully; to waste time.
  3. To move or walk lackadaisically.

Noun

  1. An act of spending time idly and unfruitfully; a dawdling.
  2. An act of moving or walking lackadaisically, a dawdling; a leisurely or slow walk or other journey.
  3. Synonym of dawdler (“a person who dawdles or idles”).
  4. Alternative spelling of doddle (“a job, task, or other activity that is easy to complete or simple”).

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