- 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
Arsenal went into half-time with 15 attempts at goal, of which only three were on target, and the second half started with Odegaard dallying on another chance.
From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2023
In doing so, McAfee showed he’s not one for dallying, setting the trial 11 days before the Nov. 3 deadline.
From Slate ● Sep. 12, 2023
Klopp empowers his players to think for themselves: the iconic winning goal against Barcelona in last year’s Champions League semifinal came from the squad’s observation that its opponent was dallying during set pieces.
From New York Times ● Jun. 26, 2020
“What are you dallying about for?” he said.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
