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How to pronounce “dawdle”
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Pronunciation guide for dawdle
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of dawdle with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 2 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- A librarian's case against overdue book fines
I dawdle and I dillydally.
- Definition summary
- (transitive) Chiefly followed by away: to spend (time) without haste or purpose. [from late 18th c.]
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How to pronounce dawdle
A librarian's case against overdue book fines
I dawdle and I dillydally.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “dawdle”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- (transitive) Chiefly followed by away: to spend (time) without haste or purpose. [from late 18th c.]
- (intransitive)
- [Noun]
- An act of spending time idly and unfruitfully; a dawdling.
- An act of moving or walking lackadaisically, a dawdling; a leisurely or slow walk or other journey.
- Synonym of dawdler (“a person who dawdles or idles”).
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