LOLLYGAGGED Synonyms: 99 Similar and Opposite Words

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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At polling locations across Florida's Broward County, voting was delayed for 20 minutes after polls opened because a new voting system safety feature malfunctioned.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026
During this time, as the district and the community colleges system responded to the safety incident, students’ disbursements were delayed.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of delayed

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Concerns lingered even though later studies showed the benefits of today’s hormone therapies outweigh the risks for many women.

— Laura Ungar, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
Unaccompanied minors entering the state hit a peak of 1,441 in 2021 and lingered above 1,000 each year until last year.

— Sasha Allen, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of lingered

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The Euphemism Problem In April 2017, a passenger was dragged off a United Airlines flight in Chicago.

— Ronn Torossian, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
The ship dragged its anchor along the seabed for about 80 miles, damaging two telecommunications cables, according to a court statement.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of dragged

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Giamanco crawled in through a shot-out window, reached the special education classroom and reracked his firearm in preparation for a deadly confrontation.

— David K. Li, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026
In May 2025, after Williams shut off the water in a cell, 10 inmates removed a toilet, crawled through a gap in the wall and scaled a fence out of the jail.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of crawled

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Reid returned but kept grabbing at his lower back, White returned after being poked in eye.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 4 Nov. 2026
Kessler, standing nearby during Williams’ postgame news conference, poked his head out from behind a black curtain and gave his teammate a thumbs-up.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of poked

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Cara Hile and her mother, Jeri, strolled up to a two-story home in Brookside Saturday, pamphlets in-hand.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2026
Jackson’s blind was situated on rolling private farmland, and late that afternoon a fawn deer strolled down a mountain trail toward Jackson shortly before nightfall.

— Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 29 Oct. 2026

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