dawdle

Letters that make dawdle

a, d, e, l, w are letters that make 'dawdle'

Words within dawdle

DA, dl, daw, DLE, LE are words within 'dawdle'

Anagrams of dawdle

waddle is an anagram of 'dawdle'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of dawdle

dawdler, dawdled, dawdles are words created by adding a letter to 'dawdle'

3 possible definitions for 'dawdle'

Dawdle as "waste time"

Under this definition, dawdle is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

dally has the same meaning as dawdle

dawdle as a type

'dawdle' can be a type of behave, act, do.

Derivatives of dawdle

trifling, dalliance, dillydallier, dilly-dallier, mope, dallier, lounger, laggard, poke, drone, trailer, dawdler, lagger, dawdling are derivatives of 'dawdle'.

Dawdle as "hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc."

Under this definition, dawdle is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

fall back, fall behind, lag have the same meaning as 'dawdle'

dawdle as a type

'dawdle' can be a type of follow.

Types of dawdle

get behind, hang back, drop behind, drop back, trail, drag are types of 'dawdle'.

Derivatives of dawdle

laggard, poke, drone, trailer, dawdler, lagger, slowdown, lag, retardation are derivatives of 'dawdle'.

Dawdle as "take one's time, proceed slowly"

Under this definition, dawdle is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

linger has the same meaning as dawdle

Antonyms

race, hasten, hie, pelt along, rush along, bucket along, belt along, step on it, cannonball along, hotfoot, speed, rush have the opposite meaning of 'dawdle'

dawdle as a type

'dawdle' can be a type of move.

Derivatives of dawdle

laggard, poke, drone, trailer, dawdler, lagger are derivatives of 'dawdle'.


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