dawdle

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. fiil Chiefly followed by away: to spend (time) without haste or purpose.

   “to dawdle away the whole morning”

2. fiil To spend time idly and unfruitfully; to waste time.

   “Tell him, if he'll call on me, and davvdle over a diſh of tea in an afternoon, I ſhall take it kind.”

3. fiil To move or walk lackadaisically.

   “If you dawdle on your daily walk, you won’t get as much exercise.”

4. isim An act of spending time idly and unfruitfully; a dawdling.
5. isim An act of moving or walking lackadaisically, a dawdling; a leisurely or slow walk or other journey.

   “For many the journey home from school was not a walk but a ‘dawdle’: it was an everyday experience that added meaning to their lives.”

6. isim Synonym of dawdler (“a person who dawdles or idles”).

   “Lord, I have ſuch a deal to do, I ſhall ſcarce have time to ſlip on my Italian luteſting.—VVhere is this davvdle of a houſekeeper?”

7. isim Alternative spelling of doddle (“a job, task, or other activity that is easy to complete or simple”).