Dally Definition

dălē
dallied, dallies, dallying
verb
dallied, dallies, dallying
To flirt; play at love.
Webster's New World
To deal lightly or carelessly (with); trifle; toy.
Webster's New World
To consider or occupy oneself with something in a careless or unserious fashion; toy.
American Heritage
To dawdle, delay, or linger.
Don't dally or we'll miss the train.
American Heritage
To waste time; loiter.
Webster's New World
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noun

Several wraps of rope around the saddle horn, used to stop animals in roping.

Wiktionary
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Other Word Forms of Dally

Noun

Singular:
dally
Plural:
dallies

Origin of Dally

  • Possibly from Spanish "da le la vuelta !" ("twist it around !") by law of Hobson-Jobson.

    From Wiktionary

  • From Middle English dalyen, from Anglo-Norman delaier

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English dalien from Old French dalier

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Dally Sentence Examples

  • Don't dally though-you only have one minute per turn.

  • Perhaps I'll call on this gentleman and ask him as I dally in Ohio.

  • Then let them come on foot; We may not dally time with great command.

  • More Herb Garden don't dilly dally - it's thyme to plant up a herb garden!

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Words Starting With

DDADAL

Words Ending With

YLYLLY

Unscrambles

dally

Words Starting With D and Ending With Y

Starts With D & Ends With YStarts With DA & Ends With YStarts With D & Ends With LY

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5 Letter Words5 Letter Words Starting With D5 Letter Words Ending With Y