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Synonyms & Antonyms of dally
1
to engage in activity for amusement
- he spent his college years dallying, seemingly determined to acquire as little knowledge as possible
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- bum (around),
- dawdle,
- goldbrick,
- hang,
- hang about
- [British],
- idle,
- loaf,
- lounge (around or about),
- relax,
- rest,
- screw around,
- slack (off)
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2
to move or act slowly
- don't dally on the way to the interview
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3
to show a sexual attraction for someone just for fun
- she spent the summer dallying with a guy renting the neighboring beach house
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4
to spend time doing nothing
- I kept dallying at my desk until I couldn't put off doing my work any longer
Synonyms for dally
- bum,
- chill,
- dawdle,
- dillydally,
- drone,
- footle,
- goof (off),
- hack (around),
- hang (around or out),
- hang about
- [British],
- idle,
- kick around,
- kick back,
- laze,
- lazy,
- loaf,
- loll,
- lounge,
- veg out
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The first known use of dally was in the 15th century
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