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dawdle

verbCommon GRE wordMore D words

to move slowly or waste time idly

In a sentence

Dawdle in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing dawdle in a sentence.

Stop dawdling and finish packing, or we will miss the train.

Synonyms
dallyloiterlag
Antonyms
hurryrush
Common questions

Questions about “dawdle

Dawdle (verb) means to move slowly or waste time idly
Here is dawdle used in an example sentence: "Stop dawdling and finish packing, or we will miss the train."
Common synonyms for dawdle include dally, loiter, lag.
Antonyms of dawdle include hurry, rush.
Dawdle is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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