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
- bedog
- bring up the rear
- chase
- dally
- dangle
- dawdle
- delay
- dog
- drag
- draggle
- draw
- droop
- drop back
- extend
- fall back
- fall behind
- falter
- flag
- follow a scent
- halt
- hang
- hang back
- hang down
- haul
- hunt
- lag
- linger
- loiter
- nose out
- plod
- poke
- poke along
- procrastinate
- pull
- pursue
- shadow
- shag
- spook
- spoor
- stalk
- straggle
- stream
- string along
- tag along
- tail
- take out after
- tarry
- tow
- trace
- track
- traipse
- trudge
- bedog
- bring up the rear
- chase
- dally
- dangle
- dawdle
- delay
- dog
- drag
- draggle
- draw
- droop
- drop back
- extend
- fall back
- fall behind
- falter
- flag
- follow a scent
- halt
- hang
- hang back
- hang down
- haul
- hunt
- lag
- linger
- loiter
- nose out
- plod
- poke
- poke along
- procrastinate
- pull
- pursue
- shadow
- shag
- spook
- spoor
- stalk
- straggle
- stream
- string along
- tag along
- tail
- take out after
- tarry
- tow
- trace
- track
- traipse
- trudge
- amuse oneself
- be insincere
- coquet
- dabble
- dally
- dawdle
- dilly-dally
- doodle
- fidget
- flirt
- fool
- fool around
- fool with
- fribble
- fritter
- futz around
- horse around
- idle
- indulge in
- lead on
- loiter
- lollygag
- lounge
- mess with
- misuse
- monkey
- monkey with
- palter
- philander
- play
- play games with
- play with
- potter
- putter
- squander
- string along
- toy
- twiddle
- use up
- wanton
- waste
- waste time
- wink at
- amuse oneself
- be insincere
- coquet
- dabble
- dally
- dawdle
- dilly-dally
- doodle
- fidget
- flirt
- fool
- fool around
- fool with
- fribble
- fritter
- futz around
- horse around
- idle
- indulge in
- lead on
- loiter
- lollygag
- lounge
- mess with
- misuse
- monkey
- monkey with
- palter
- philander
- play
- play games with
- play with
- potter
- putter
- squander
- string along
- toy
- twiddle
- use up
- wanton
- waste
- waste time
- wink at
- abide
- anticipate
- await
- bide
- bide one's time
- cool it
- dally
- delay
- expect
- fill time
- foresee
- hang
- hang around
- hang onto your hat
- hang out
- hold back
- hold everything
- hold on
- hold the phone
- hole up
- keep shirt on
- lie in wait
- lie low
- linger
- look for
- look forward to
- mark time
- put on hold
- remain
- save it
- sit tight
- sit up for
- stall
- stand by
- stay
- stay up for
- stick around
- sweat it
- tarry
- watch
- abide
- anticipate
- await
- bide
- bide one's time
- cool it
- dally
- delay
- expect
- fill time
- foresee
- hang
- hang around
- hang onto your hat
- hang out
- hold back
- hold everything
- hold on
- hold the phone
- hole up
- keep shirt on
- lie in wait
- lie low
- linger
- look for
- look forward to
- mark time
- put on hold
- remain
- save it
- sit tight
- sit up for
- stall
- stand by
- stay
- stay up for
- stick around
- sweat it
- tarry
- watch
- abide
- anticipate
- await
- bide
- bide one's time
- cool it
- dally
- delay
- expect
- fill time
- foresee
- hang
- hang around
- hang onto your hat
- hang out
- hold back
- hold everything
- hold on
- hold the phone
- hole up
- keep shirt on
- lie in wait
- lie low
- linger
- look for
- look forward to
- mark time
- put on hold
- remain
- save it
- sit tight
- sit up for
- stall
- stand by
- stay
- stay up for
- stick around
- sweat it
- tarry
- watch
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