dilly-dallying

A form of dilly-dally — To dawdle; to waste time; to procrastinate.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of dilly-dally
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dilly-dallying. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dilly-dallying

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“dilly-dallying.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dilly-dallying. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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