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dawdles definition

dawdles


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  dawdle 
 
  1  of  3  senses  of  dawdle 
 
  Sense  3 
  lag,  dawdle,  fall  back  fall  behind 
  =>  drag,  trail,  get  behind,  hang  back  drop  behind 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  dawdle 
 
  1  of  3  senses  of  dawdle 
 
  Sense  3 
  lag,  dawdle,  fall  back  fall  behind 
  =>  drag,  trail,  get  behind,  hang  back  drop  behind 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  dawdle 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  dawdle 
 
  3  senses  of  dawdle 
 
  Sense  1 
  linger,  dawdle 
  =>  move 
 
  Sense  2 
  dally,  dawdle 
  =>  act  behave,  do 
 
  Sense  3 
  lag,  dawdle,  fall  back  fall  behind 
  =>  follow 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  dawdle 
 
  dawdle  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  dawdle 
 
  Sense  1 
  linger,  dawdle 
  =>  move 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  dally,  dawdle 
  =>  act  behave,  do 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  lag,  dawdle,  fall  back  fall  behind 
  =>  follow 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  dawdle 
 
  The  verb  dawdle  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  linger,  dawdle  --  (take  one's  time;  proceed  slowly) 
  2.  dally,  dawdle  --  (waste  time;  "Get  busy--don't  dally!") 
  3.  lag,  dawdle,  fall  back  fall  behind  --  (hang  back  or  fall  (behind)  in  movement,  progress,  development,  etc.) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  dawdle 
 
  The  verb  dawdle  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  linger,  dawdle  --  (take  one's  time;  proceed  slowly) 
  2.  dally,  dawdle  --  (waste  time;  "Get  busy--don't  dally!") 
  3.  lag,  dawdle,  fall  back  fall  behind  --  (hang  back  or  fall  (behind)  in  movement,  progress,  development,  etc.) 



dawdles definition