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dally
Synonyms and Antonyms of dally
1
to engage in activity for amusement
dabble, fiddle (around), mess around, putter (around)
bum (around), dawdle, goldbrick, hang, hang about [British], idle, loaf, lounge (around or about), relax, rest, screw around, slack (off)
2
to move or act slowly
drag one's feet (also drag one's heels), drop behind, fall behind, hang fire, mark time, take one's time
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to show a sexual attraction for someone just for fun
4
to spend time doing nothing
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
kill time, twiddle one's thumbs
Synonym Discussion of dally
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- to trifle with a lover's feelings
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- a political novice toying with great issues
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- dallying with the idea of building a boat someday
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- flirted with one fashionable ism after another
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- companies that coquet with environmentalism solely for public relations
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