Entry Word: dally

Function: verb

Meaning: 1 to engage in activity for amusement <he spent his college years dallying, seemingly determined to acquire as little knowledge as possible> — see play 1
2 to move or act slowly <donʼt dally on the way to school> — see delay 1
3 to show a liking for someone of the opposite sex just for fun <she spent the summer dallying with a boy from out of town> — see flirt
4 to spend time doing nothing <I kept dallying at my desk until I couldn't put off doing my homework any longer> — see idle