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Meaning of DILLY-DALLY

Pronunciation:  `dili'dalee

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [v]  postpone doing what one should be doing; "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days"
 
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 Synonyms: dillydally, drag one's feet, procrastinate, shillyshally, stall
 
 See Also: delay

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Dil"ly-dal`ly\, v. i. [See {Dally}.]
To loiter or trifle; to waste time.
 

 

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