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dillydally

verb as in dawdle

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dally
delay
fritter
idle
lag
linger
loaf
loiter
stall
trifle
vacillate

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hesitate

verbas in wait; be uncertain

alternate
balance
balk
be irresolute
be reluctant
be unwilling
blow hot and cold
dally
debate
defer
delay
demur
dillydally
dither
doubt
equivocate
falter
flounder
fluctuate
fumble
hang
hang back
hedge
hem and haw
hold back
hold back/hold off
hover
linger
oscillate
pause
ponder
pull back
pussyfoot
scruple
seesaw
shift
shrink
shy away
sit on fence
stammer
stop
straddle
stumble
stutter
swerve
tergiversate
think about
think twice
vacillate
waffle
waver
weigh

hesitated

verbas in wait; be uncertain

alternate
balance
balk
be irresolute
be reluctant
be unwilling
blow hot and cold
dally
debate
defer
delay
demur
dillydally
dither
doubt
equivocate
falter
flounder
fluctuate
fumble
hang
hang back
hedge
hem and haw
hold back
hold back/hold off
hover
linger
oscillate
pause
ponder
pull back
pussyfoot
scruple
seesaw
shift
shrink
shy away
sit on fence
stammer
stop
straddle
stumble
stutter
swerve
tergiversate
think about
think twice
vacillate
waffle
waver
weigh

lag

verbas in move slowly; delay

be behind
dally
dawdle
decrease
dillydally
diminish
drag
drag one's feet
ebb
fail
fall off
falter
flag
get no place fast
hang back
hobble
idle
inch
inch along
jelly
limp
linger
loiter
lose strength
lounge
plod
poke
procrastinate
put off
retard
saunter
shuffle
slacken
slouch
slow
slow up
stagger
stay
straggle
tail
tarry
tool
trail
trudge
wane

lagged

verbas in move slowly; delay

be behind
dally
dawdle
decrease
dillydally
diminish
drag
drag one's feet
ebb
fail
fall off
falter
flag
get no place fast
hang back
hobble
idle
inch
inch along
jelly
limp
linger
loiter
lose strength
lounge
plod
poke
procrastinate
put off
retard
saunter
shuffle
slacken
slouch
slow
slow up
stagger
stay
straggle
tail
tarry
tool
trail
trudge
wane

laze

verbas in idle

be inactive
be indolent
be slothful
be unoccupied
bum
bum around
dally
dillydally
do-nothing
dream
drift
evade
fool around
fritter away
goldbrick
hang about/hang around/hang out
kill time
knock about/knock around
let down
lie
loaf
loiter
loll
lounge
lounge around
malinger
not lift a finger
pass time
piddle
relax
saunter
shirk
sit around
slack
slack/slacken
slow down
stall
stand around
stroll
take it easy
trifle
twiddle thumbs
vegetate
waste time
while away hours

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