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dawdling

noun

Etymology

From dawdle + -ing.

  1. borrowed from dȫdelen — “to dawdle”
  2. suffixed as dawdling — “dawdle + ing”

Definitions

  1. gerund of dawdle

    gerund of dawdle: the act of one who dawdles.

    • Buckingham might have mimicked the pedantry of his manners, and Coventry have complained of his interminable dawdlings and delays.
    • ‘Kuno, how slow you are.’ He smiled gravely. ‘I really believe you enjoy dawdling’.

  2. present participle and gerund of dawdle

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA