dawdling
Example Sentences
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Like, just in case someone’s dawdling, or being careless about where they’re dumping snow.
From Slate • Feb. 24, 2026
After Black Rod — Sarah Clarke — raps three times on the door with her staff, lawmakers make their way to the House of Lords, deliberately dawdling and chatting as they go.
From Washington Times • Nov. 6, 2023
After Black Rod – Sarah Clarke — raps three times on the door with her staff, lawmakers make their way to the House of Lords, deliberately dawdling and chatting as they go.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 6, 2023
Tropical Storm Hilary engorged the waterway, usually just a dawdling stream during the summer, widening its banks from 15 to 100 feet.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2023
And even though her knee might have been bothering her, there was no dawdling with Aunt Kitty.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
