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Variant of dally

dally Definition

dally (dalē)

intransitive verb dallied -·lied, dallying -·ly·ing

  1. to flirt; play at love
  2. to deal lightly or carelessly (with); trifle; toy
  3. to waste time; loiter

Etymology: ME dalien < OFr dalier, to converse, trifle

Related Forms:

  • dallier dal′·lier (-ē ər, -yər) noun
dallying Usage Examples

Modifying Another Word

  • still: He was the giant of the new realist theater at a time when our West End was still dallying with drawing room comedies.

Preposition: with

  • woman: While you were dilly dallying with that woman over there my daughter died.

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