What is another word for dilly-dally?
500 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ dˈɪlidˈali], [ dˈɪlidˈali], [ d_ˈɪ_l_i_d_ˈa_l_i]
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Synonyms for Dilly-dally:
n.
• Other relevant words: (noun)v.
• dabble (verb)- flirts with,
- toys with,
- flirting with,
- are amateur,
- art amateur,
- amuses with,
- monkeys around,
- plays games with,
- amuse with,
- am amateur,
- amused with,
- wert amateur,
- fiddling with,
- is amateur,
- worked superficially,
- mucked around,
- played games with,
- works superficially,
- working superficially,
- amused oneself with,
- mucking around,
- toying with,
- flirted with,
- was amateur,
- wast amateur,
- trifled with,
- playing games with,
- being amateur,
- mucks around,
- wrought superficially,
- monkeyed around,
- amuses oneself with,
- amusing oneself with,
- trifling with,
- dilly dally,
- trifles with,
- were amateur,
- fiddles with,
- amusing with.
- sate on butt,
- lazying,
- diddle-daddles,
- gat no place fast,
- sat one butt,
- scrounging around,
- scrounges around,
- sitting around,
- bummed around,
- sitting butt,
- sitting on ones butt,
- sate one's butt,
- sat on one butt,
- diddle-daddling,
- diddledaddles,
- shlepping along,
- sitting on one's butt,
- sate on one butt,
- sate ones butt,
- sits one butt,
- scrounged around,
- sate on one's butt,
- sits butt,
- warm chair,
- gets no place fast,
- sat on ones butt,
- sitting ones butt,
- sate butt,
- diddledaddle,
- diddledaddled,
- sit one butt,
- diddle daddled,
- sat one's butt,
- sat on butt,
- sits one's butt,
- warmed a chair,
- diddledaddling,
- sit on ones butt,
- sit on one butt,
- warms chair,
- warming a chair,
- bumming around,
- shleps along,
- sate on ones butt,
- shlepped along,
- diddle-daddled,
- warming chair,
- sits on ones butt,
- bums around,
- sitting on butt,
- sit one's butt,
- sitting one butt,
- got no place fast,
- sate one butt,
- sitting one's butt,
- sitting on one butt,
- diddle daddles,
- sit ones butt,
- sat around,
- warmed chair,
- getting no place fast,
- sits around,
- sat on one's butt,
- sits on one's butt,
- diddle daddle,
- gotten no place fast,
- lazied,
- sits ones butt,
- sits on one butt,
- sit butt,
- sat ones butt,
- sits on butt,
- sate around,
- sit on butt,
- warms a chair,
- diddle daddling,
- sat butt.
- post pones,
- post-pones,
- pro-longs,
- dis-courages,
- gaining time,
- pro-rogued,
- de-laying,
- pro long,
- bides time,
- pro longs,
- pro longing,
- pro-roguing,
- pro-long,
- re-presses,
- biding time,
- de-tains,
- with holding,
- de laying,
- gains time,
- re strict,
- pro-rogue,
- pro roguing,
- laid over,
- re-pressing,
- re presses,
- re pressing,
- with-holds,
- pro-rogues,
- holds over,
- intermits,
- with-hold,
- de-lays,
- with holds,
- pre vent,
- with held,
- pre-venting,
- pro-tract,
- bided time,
- re press,
- pre-vented,
- de tains,
- pro rogues,
- dis-courage,
- pro-longing,
- bode time,
- post-pone,
- inter-feres,
- de tain,
- pro rogued,
- pro-longed,
- pre venting,
- pro tract,
- gained time,
- de lay,
- pro-tracts,
- re-strict,
- pre-vent,
- inter fere,
- inter-fere,
- de-lay,
- with-held,
- dis courages,
- inter feres,
- de-tain,
- with hold,
- dis courage,
- post pone,
- de lays,
- pro rogue,
- laying over,
- pre vents,
- re pressed,
- pre-vents,
- pro tracts,
- lays over.
- taking easy,
- takes a stroll,
- took a stroll,
- walks slowly,
- take easy,
- took it easy,
- took easy,
- moves slowly,
- takes stroll,
- moved slowly,
- take stroll,
- taking stroll,
- took stroll,
- strolling along,
- strolled along,
- walked slowly,
- strolls along,
- walking slowly,
- taking a stroll,
- takes easy.
- futzing around,
- playing with,
- art insincere,
- plays with,
- winking at,
- were insincere,
- monkeying with,
- indulges in,
- being insincere,
- monkeys with,
- mis-used,
- fribbles,
- fribbled,
- amuses oneself,
- mis-using,
- messing with,
- monkeyed with,
- was insincere,
- messes with,
- mis used,
- wert insincere,
- amusing oneself,
- indulging in,
- futzes around,
- amused oneself,
- wast insincere,
- fools with,
- lollygagged,
- uses up,
- fooled with,
- winks at,
- futzed around,
- are insincere,
- messed with,
- indulged in,
- mis using,
- is insincere,
- fooling with.
- is unable decide,
- de liberate,
- wast unable to decide,
- ran hot and cold,
- was irresolute,
- hem haw,
- de liberating,
- de-liberate,
- wast unable decide,
- pussyfooting around,
- am irresolute,
- runs hot cold,
- running hot cold,
- being unable to decide,
- wast irresolute,
- yoyoing,
- blow hot cold,
- pussyfooted around,
- de-liberated,
- yo yoing,
- art unable to decide,
- were unable to decide,
- being irresolute,
- de liberates,
- was unable to decide,
- yo-yoed,
- art unable decide,
- are irresolute,
- ran hot cold,
- runs hot and cold,
- were irresolute,
- yo-yoing,
- am unable to decide,
- were unable decide,
- yo yoed,
- being unable decide,
- whiffles,
- yoyoed,
- pussyfoots around,
- is irresolute,
- run hot cold,
- yo yos,
- de-liberates,
- de-liberating,
- wert unable to decide,
- yoyos,
- yo yo,
- are unable to decide,
- wert unable decide,
- is unable to decide,
- am unable decide,
- was unable decide,
- wert irresolute,
- art irresolute,
- be unable decide,
- de liberated,
- are unable decide.
Other synonyms:
• dabble- idles,
- Idled,
- play games with,
- work superficially,
- muck around,
- idling,
- fiddle with,
- not be serious,
- trifle with,
- toyed with,
- flirt with,
- monkey around,
- toy with,
- amuse oneself with,
- fiddled with,
- be amateur,
- monkeying around.
- moving slowly,
- stroll along,
- taking it easy,
- take a stroll,
- take it easy,
- move slowly,
- takes it easy,
- walk slowly.
- filibustered,
- pussyfoot around,
- withholds,
- gain time,
- dabble,
- Filibustering,
- be unable to decide,
- sit around,
- lay over,
- prorogue,
- YOYO,
- keeps back,
- Prolonging,
- remands,
- dawdle,
- warm a chair,
- dithered,
- Prorogued,
- Whiffling,
- encumber,
- Remanding,
- intermit,
- encumbered,
- trifle,
- hang out,
- withhold,
- held over,
- dithering,
- Strolled,
- yo-yo,
- delay,
- prorogues,
- diddle-daddle,
- Intermitting,
- protract,
- bum around,
- get no place fast,
- Sauntered,
- running hot and cold,
- put off,
- be irresolute,
- shlep along,
- Remanded,
- bide time,
- Shelving,
- remand,
- yo-yos,
- lazies,
- Whiffled,
- Proroguing,
- run hot and cold,
- keeping back,
- Whiffle,
- sit on one's butt,
- keep back,
- goof off,
- goofing off,
- hold over,
- Loitered,
- mosey,
- scrounge around,
- kept back,
- waver,
- slackens,
- Intermitted.
- Pottered,
- using up,
- Trifled,
- monkey with,
- trifling,
- led on,
- potters,
- mess with,
- lollygags,
- lollygag,
- lead on,
- play with,
- lollygagging,
- Wantoned,
- Fribble,
- Fribbling,
- amuse oneself,
- be insincere,
- used up,
- leads on,
- wink at,
- played with,
- use up,
- Wantoning,
- Pottering,
- indulge in,
- fool with.
- time,
- hang back,
- teeter-totter,
- potter,
- hold back,
- swither,
- demur,
- balk,
- think twice,
- take one's time,
- falter,
- lounge,
- straggle,
- See-saw,
- Shilly-shally,
- dither,
- alternate,
- jib,
- scruple,
- Haver,
- pause,
- toy,
- flirt,
- play for time,
- be obstructive,
- laze,
- boggle at,
- equivocate,
- Draggle,
- meander,
- lallygag,
- conk,
- lie about,
- hem and haw,
- hedge,
- fluctuate,
- hum and haw,
- waste time,
- give the run-around,
- wait,
- tergiversate,
- temporize,
- take time,
- idle,
- play,
- prevaricate,
- shrink from,
- stonewall.
How to use "Dilly-dally" in context?
When you are waiting for something, it's always best to move at a steady pace. Otherwise, you might get impatient and start to do things quickly, which could lead to problems. This is especially true when it comes to waiting for someone. If you are able to take your time and do things in a calm and orderly fashion, then you're much more likely to get what you're after. This is what is known as "dilly-dallying." When done correctly, dilly-dallying can play a big role in getting things done the right way.
Paraphrases for Dilly-dally:
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Independent
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Verb, gerund or present participle
Delaying, Prevaricating.
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Verb, gerund or present participle
Hypernym for Dilly-dally:
v.
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stative
procrastinate.
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stative
Hyponym for Dilly-dally:
v.
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stative
delay.
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stative
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