dawdled in English

verb

1

waste time; be slow.

I couldn't dawdle over my coffee any longer

synonyms: linger, dally, take one's time, be slow, waste time, idle, delay, procrastinate, stall, dilly-dally, lollygag, tarry

verb

linger, dally, take one's time, be slow, waste time, idle, delay, procrastinate, stall, dilly-dally, lollygag, tarry
amble, stroll, trail, walk slowly, move at a snail's pace, mosey, toodle
linger
fall back, lag, fall behind
dally

Use "dawdled" in a sentence

1. Billy dawdled behind her all morning.

2. The snail dawdled along the sandy path.

3. The pupil dawdled all the way to school.

4. We've dawdled the whole morning away arguing over the smallest issues!

5. But when the train dawdled at station after station, I began to wonder.

6. Monetary reform initially dawdled along so slowly that the International Monetary Fund has suspended its bail-out funding.

7. The gentleman he addressed got up, saying in an indolent way, "Oh really?" and dawdled to the hearthrug where Mr. Bounderby stood.

8. When she finally dawdled into the kitchen for lunch, she brought a strong waft of cigarette smoke with her.