lollygagged

verb

variants also lallygagged
past tense of lollygag
as in delayed
to move or act slowly accused the government of lollygagging while survivors of the earthquake continued to live in the most wretched conditions

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lollygagged
  1. delayed
  2. lingered
  3. dragged
  4. crawled
  5. poked
  6. strolled
Verb
  • According to the flight tracking website FlightAware, 45% of flights in and out of Chicago O'Hare International Airport were delayed on Tuesday, and 10% were canceled.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Each step introduces friction — points where patients may be delayed, confused, or lost in the process entirely.
    — Jeffrey Millstein, STAT, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of delayed
Verb
  • Still, as the audience streamed out of the concert courtyard, earlier words from Finom lingered.
    — Katherine Turman, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Others from albums like 2024’s All Life Long sustained a spell that lingered.
    — Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of lingered
Verb
  • One of English football’s most historic names had been dragged to the brink under previous owner Dejphon Chansiri last season — into administration and almost beneath the surface.
    — Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • No, it’s being dragged by two large straps and rolling along on a quintet of wheels, stuffed with dirty laundry or maybe this week’s groceries.
    — Max Berlinger, Vogue, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of dragged
Verb
  • Primus crawled from the same California soup that gave birth to a host of funk-metal acts in the 1980s, following Fishbone, Faith No More, and, most infamously, the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
    — Sasha Geffen, Pitchfork, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Mysterio went for the Three Amigos, but Danhausen blocked the last attempt and crawled to the corner.
    — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of crawled
Verb
  • Offering a clever twist, the warm cake is poked with the handle of a wooden spoon, creating space for a vanilla-pineapple pudding to sink deep into the crumb.
    — Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Let sit at room temperature until buns are puffed and expanded to edges of muffin cups (dough will spring back when poked but hold a slight indentation), 25–35 minutes.
    — Claire Saffitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of poked
Verb
  • Earlier this month, Eva Longoria strolled through the streets of Spain in a black and white dress that truly has no limits.
    — Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026
  • Harry and Archie strolled ahead of Lilibet, who wore a floral dress with metallic sandals while touting a tiny purse.
    — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 23 July 2026
Definition of strolled
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“Lollygagged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lollygagged. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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