dillydallied

Variant of dillydally

dillydally definition

dilly·dally (dil′ē dal′ē)

intransitive verb dillydallied -·lied, dillydallying -·ly·ing

to waste time in hesitation or vacillation; loiter or dawdle

Etymology: redupl. of dally

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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