Related Words for dawdle

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linger
/x
Verb, Noun
lag
/
Noun, Verb
fall back
//
Phrase, Verb
fall behind
/x/
Phrase, Verb
rush
/
Noun, Noun
hasten
/x
Verb, Verb
hurry
/x
Noun
loiter
/x
Noun
saunter
/x
Noun
amble
/x
Noun
scurry
/x
Noun
wander
/x
Verb
grumble
/x
Noun
procrastinate
x/xx
Verb
meander
x/x
Noun
dither
/x
Noun
scamper
/x
Noun
ruminate
/xx
Verb
hesitate
/xx
Verb
plod
/
Noun
stop
/
Noun
skip
/
Noun
sulk
/
Noun
trudge
/
Noun
wait
/
Verb
pause
/
Noun
delay
x/
Noun
savor
/x
Noun
obsess
x/
Verb
scold
/
Verb
ramble
/x
Noun
bother
/x
Verb
chase
/
Noun
stroll
/
Noun
scoot
/
Noun
tarry
/x
Noun
complain
x/
Verb
slog
/
Noun
impatient
x/x
Adjective
chide
/
Verb
leisurely
/xx
Adjective
forget
x/
Verb
flit
/
Noun
loathe
/
Verb
worry
/x
Noun
relish
/x
Noun
walk
/
Noun
jostle
/x
Noun
inclination
xx/x
Noun
stare
/
Noun
frolic
/x
Noun
savour
/x
Noun
gobble
/x
Noun
gawk
/
Noun
whine
/
Noun
slow
/
Adjective
loath
/
Adjective
antsy
/x
Adjective
miss
/
Name
dwell
/
Verb
fidget
/x
Noun
lurch
/
Noun
peruse
x/
Verb
squander
/x
Verb
balk
/
Noun
beeline
/x
Noun
prattle
/x
Noun
fret
/
Noun
nibble
/x
Noun
prance
/
Noun
frustrate
/x
Verb
tempted
/x
Verb
ogle
/x
Name
tromp
/
Noun
haste
/
Noun
tiptoe
/x
Noun
indulge
x/
Verb
languish
/x
Verb
scoff
/
Noun
gallop
/x
Noun
drawl
/
Noun
idle
/x
Adjective
screw around
/x/
Phrase, Verb
waddle
/x
Noun
hang
/
Verb
sloth
/
Noun
languor
//
Noun
fool around
/x/
Phrase, Verb
dabble
/x
Verb
wallow
/x
Noun
kill time
//
Phrase, Verb
waste
/
Noun
chatter
/x
Noun
muddle along
/xx/
Phrase, Verb
doodle
/x
Noun
dangle
/x
Noun
while
/
Noun
bum around
/x/
Phrase, Verb
slumber
/x
Noun
wenches
/x
Noun
nursery
/xx
Noun
dress
/
Noun
breakfast
/x
Noun
afford
x/
Verb
along
x/
Adverb
count
/
Verb
inclined
x/
Verb
tendency
/xx
Noun
food
/
Noun
around
x/
Adverb
let
/
Verb
time
/
Noun
liked
/
Verb
hours
/x
Noun
continued
x/x
Verb
children
/x
Noun
either
/x
Adverb
blackguard
/x
Noun, Verb
blight
/
Noun, Verb
centipede
/xx
Noun
dad
/
Noun, Verb
dandy
/x
Adjective, Name
daub
/
Noun, Verb
drag
/
Verb, Noun
drunkard
/x
Noun
dunce
/
Noun
get behind
/x/
Phrase, Verb
glutton
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
habits
/x
Verb
hang back
//
Phrase, Verb
hermes
/x
Name
hie
/
Verb
hobble
/x
Verb, Noun
lute
/
Noun, Verb
race
/
Noun, Verb
reflection
x/x
Noun
romp
/
Noun, Verb
speed
/
Noun, Verb
trail
/
Noun, Verb
pidgin
/x
Noun
blow
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
butt
/
Noun, Verb
fall
/
Verb, Noun
sfa
x
Name
stonewall
/x
Name, Verb, Adjective
dicky
/x
Name, Adjective
die
/
Verb, Noun
off
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
bundle
/x
Noun, Verb