Thesaurus / dilly dally
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synonyms for dilly dally
- coquet
- dabble
- dally
- dawdle
- dilly-dally
- doodle
- fidget
- flirt
- fool
- fritter
- idle
- loiter
- lollygag
- lounge
- misuse
- monkey
- palter
- philander
- play
- potter
- putter
- squander
- toy
- twiddle
- wanton
- waste
- amuse oneself
- be insincere
- fool around
- fool with
- fribble
- futz around
- horse around
- indulge in
- lead on
- mess with
- monkey with
- play games with
- play with
- string along
- use up
- waste time
- wink at
- dither
- falter
- fluctuate
- hedge
- hesitate
- oscillate
- pause
- quiver
- seesaw
- shake
- sway
- teeter
- tremble
- vacillate
- vary
- waffle
- wobble
- change
- deliberate
- dilly-dally
- flicker
- halt
- palter
- reel
- stagger
- totter
- trim
- undulate
- wave
- weave
- yo-yo
- be irresolute
- be unable to decide
- blow hot and cold
- hem and haw
- pussyfoot around
- run hot and cold
- whiffle
- dally
- dilly-dally
- idle
- monkey
- play
- trifle
- amuse oneself with
- be amateur
- fiddle with
- flirt with
- horse around
- kid around
- mess around
- monkey around
- muck around
- not be serious
- play around
- play games with
- toy with
- trifle with
- work superficially
- laze
- loiter
- mosey
- procrastinate
- saunter
- amble
- dally
- dilly-dally
- drag
- idle
- lag
- loaf
- loll
- lounge
- poke
- stay
- stroll
- tarry
- toddle
- trifle
- wait
- bum around
- diddle-daddle
- fool around
- fritter away
- get no place fast
- goof off
- hang around
- hang out
- lazy
- put off
- scrounge around
- shlep along
- sit around
- sit on one's butt
- warm a chair
- adjourn
- bar
- block
- defer
- detain
- hamper
- hold
- impede
- keep
- obstruct
- postpone
- prevent
- prolong
- put off
- restrict
- shelve
- stall
- stay
- suspend
- withhold
- arrest
- check
- choke
- clog
- confine
- curb
- dawdle
- deter
- dilly-dally
- discourage
- drag
- encumber
- filibuster
- inhibit
- interfere
- intermit
- lag
- linger
- loiter
- procrastinate
- prorogue
- protract
- remand
- repress
- retard
- slacken
- table
- tarry
- temporize
- bide time
- gain time
- hold over
- keep back
- lay over
- stave off
On this page you'll find 282 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to dilly dally, such as: amble, meander, mope, ramble, traipse, and dally.
- abandon
- advance
- aid
- allow
- assist
- carry out
- continue
- do
- encourage
- expedite
- forward
- free
- further
- go
- help
- let go
- open
- permit
- promote
- release
- support
- complete
- finish
- hurry
- leave
- liberate
- push
- rush
- unblock
- dispatch
- hasten
- speed
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How to use dilly dally in a sentence
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. HARNEYSire and sons returned from the cemetery invigorated for their dally labours.
AULD LICHT IDYLLSJ. M. BARRIEHe quite knew that to dally with the piano-player while smoking a high-class cigar was to insult the cigar.
THE REGENTE. ARNOLD BENNETTWhen we entered Mr. Dilly's drawing room, he found himself in the midst of a company he did not know.
THE ONTARIO READERS: THE HIGH SCHOOL READER, 1886MINISTRY OF EDUCATIONAs 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 MAWSONThe novel sensation of an anticipated visit probably caused us to dally less than usual over our morning meal.
THE CRUISE OF THE "ESMERALDA"HARRY COLLINGWOODHere we are frightened at names, dilly-dallying and quarreling over idle words, when a tremendous crisis calls for acts.
CONTINENTAL MONTHLY, VOL. I. FEBRUARY, 1862, NO. II.VARIOUSWe must especially remember that we criminalists must not dally with mathematical truth but must seek historical truth.
CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGYHANS GROSSEverybody has a disposition to dally for a while with a letter or a package from an unknown source.
OUT OF THE HURLY-BURLYCHARLES HEBER CLARKThey are pleasant things to dally with,—milk and eggs, and spice and sugar.
THE ART OF ENTERTAININGM. E. W. SHERWOOD