dawdler

noun

Definition of dawdlernext
as in snail
someone who moves slowly or more slowly than others we encouraged the dawdlers to pick up the pace

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snail
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  • The tiny snail was first detected in Michigan in 2015 and was previously found in Au Sable, Boardman, Grass, Pere Marquette, Pine and Upper Manistee rivers in Northern Michigan.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • And those kelp forests are—or were—marvels of diversity, providing a shelter for a wild array of ocean creatures from jeweled top sea snails to barrel-bodied harbor seals.
    — Joseph Ogilvy, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of snail
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“Dawdler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dawdler. Accessed 9 Nov. 2026.

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