- present participle of dally.
dallying
Example Sentences
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I have been dallying and making a gluten-free french toast with some nice seeds, vanilla, cinnamon and berries.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2025
Jones’ denial in 24 hours of Meadows’ emergency motion was the mark of a court unwilling to tolerate any dallying in the search of justice.
From Slate ● Sep. 14, 2023
We are saying to the Irish government to stop dilly dallying and make a move so that we can get that medicine to the children as early as possible.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2022
In the meantime, a few brands are dallying with cool stuff on the side.
From New York Times ● Mar. 25, 2019
“Sometimes you have to live down to people’s expectations, Kate. If you can do that, you'll get much further in life. Now quit dallying and get inside before they come back.”
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
