diddle-daddle

verb

To dilly-dally

Meanings

verbdiddle-daddle (third-person singular simple present diddle-daddles, present participle diddle-daddling, simple past and past participle diddle-daddled)

present singular third person diddle-daddles · participle present diddle-daddling · participle past diddle-daddled · past diddle-daddled

  1. intransitiveTo dilly-dally
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