Thesaurus / dally
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Still, DAC’s gardens remind him that nature’s seasons never dally.
THE KING OF TENTS: HOW JAKE LAH’S INFLUENCE TOUCHES EVERY CORNER OF THE TENT INDUSTRYCOBRIENFEBRUARY 15, 2022OUTSIDE ONLINEWhy, it's six thousand feet up here, and the wind don't monkey and dally around, hit gits right down to business.
DAVID LANNARCK, MIDGETGEORGE S. HARNEYSire and sons returned from the cemetery invigorated for their dally labours.
AULD LICHT IDYLLSJ. M. BARRIEHe quite knew that to dally with the piano-player while smoking a high-class cigar was to insult the cigar.
THE REGENTE. ARNOLD BENNETTAs the tent was found to encroach partly on the same crevasse, it may be imagined that we did not dally long over the meal.
THE HOME OF THE BLIZZARDDOUGLAS MAWSONThe novel sensation of an anticipated visit probably caused us to dally less than usual over our morning meal.
THE CRUISE OF THE "ESMERALDA"HARRY COLLINGWOODWe must especially remember that we criminalists must not dally with mathematical truth but must seek historical truth.
CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGYHANS GROSSEverybody has a disposition to dally for a while with a letter or a package from an unknown source.
OUT OF THE HURLY-BURLYCHARLES HEBER CLARKThey are pleasant things to dally with,—milk and eggs, and spice and sugar.
THE ART OF ENTERTAININGM. E. W. SHERWOODBut you gave it to me to give to him—when you threw the Dally out of the window.
MISS RAVENEL'S CONVERSION FROM SECESSION TO LOYALTYJ. W. DE FORESTWORDS RELATED TO DALLY
- 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 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
- alternated
- balanced
- balked
- blew hot and cold
- dallied
- debated
- deferred
- delayed
- demurred
- dillydallied
- dithered
- doubted
- equivocated
- faltered
- floundered
- fluctuated
- fumbled
- hedged
- held back
- held off
- hem and haw
- hovered
- hung
- hung back
- lingered
- oscillated
- paused
- pondered
- pulled back
- pussyfooted
- sat on fence
- scrupled
- seesawed
- shied away
- shifted
- shrank
- stammered
- stopped
- straddled
- stumbled
- stuttered
- swerved
- tergiversated
- thought about
- thought twice
- vacillated
- waffled
- was irresolute
- was reluctant
- was unwilling
- wavered
- weighed
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