Thesaurus / dally
EXAMPLE SENTENCES FROM THE WEB
Why, 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. HARNEY
Sire and sons returned from the cemetery invigorated for their dally labours.
AULD LICHT IDYLLSJ. M. BARRIE
He quite knew that to dally with the piano-player while smoking a high-class cigar was to insult the cigar.
THE REGENTE. ARNOLD BENNETT
As 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 MAWSON
The novel sensation of an anticipated visit probably caused us to dally less than usual over our morning meal.
THE CRUISE OF THE "ESMERALDA"HARRY COLLINGWOOD
We must especially remember that we criminalists must not dally with mathematical truth but must seek historical truth.
CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGYHANS GROSS
Everybody has a disposition to dally for a while with a letter or a package from an unknown source.
OUT OF THE HURLY-BURLYCHARLES HEBER CLARK
They are pleasant things to dally with,—milk and eggs, and spice and sugar.
THE ART OF ENTERTAININGM. E. W. SHERWOOD
But 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 FOREST
However, if it must be, it must; so let us begin, and not dally.
ITALY; WITH SKETCHES OF SPAIN AND PORTUGALWILLIAM BECKFORD
WORDS 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- be inactive
- be indolent
- be slothful
- be unoccupied
- bum
- bum around
- dally
- dillydally
- dream
- drift
- evade
- fool around
- fritter away
- goldbrick
- hang out
- kill time
- 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
- slow down
- stall
- stand around
- stroll
- take it easy
- trifle
- twiddle thumbs
- vegetate
- waste time
- while away hours
- be inactive
- be indolent
- be slothful
- be unoccupied
- bum
- bum around
- dally
- dillydally
- dream
- drift
- evade
- fool around
- fritter away
- goldbrick
- hang out
- kill time
- 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
- slow down
- stall
- stand around
- stroll
- take it easy
- trifle
- twiddle thumbs
- vegetate
- waste time
- while away hours
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