What does dawdled stand for?
to waste time; idle; trifle; loiter: Stop dawdling and help me with these packages! to move slowly, languidly, or dilatorily; saunter.
What is the synonym of dawdled?
(also hanged (around or out)), idled, loafed, lolled, lounged.
What part of speech is dawdled?
intransitive verb
dawdle
| part of speech: | intransitive verb |
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| inflections: | dawdles, dawdling, dawdled |
| definition 1: | to walk slowly and aimlessly; linger along the way. If you dawdle, you will be late. antonyms: dash, hurry, speed similar words: idle, loiter, poke, trail |
Is Dwaddle a real word?
verb (used without object), daw·dled, daw·dling. to waste time; idle; trifle; loiter: Stop dawdling and help me with these packages! verb (used with object), daw·dled, daw·dling. to waste (time) by or as if by trifling (usually followed by away): He dawdled away the whole morning.
How do you use dawdled in a sentence?
I had dawdled a little bit at the beginning so I could keep back with the girls, but the rest of the run had felt a lot faster to me. When the school run was necessitated, it was because I had dawdled over breakfast. Those who dawdled with their doubts were diverting attention from important government work.
What is the opposite of a chilly reception?
Noun. Opposite of unfriendly reception. friendly reception. warm reception.
What is a antonym for punctual?
Opposite of prompt or on time. late. tardy. belated. behind.
What does trudging along mean?
: to walk or march steadily and usually laboriously trudged through deep snow. transitive verb. : to trudge along or over.
How do you stop a dawdling?
Help! My Child Just Keeps Dawdling! 10 Positive Strategies To Get Children Moving
- Here are 10 Positive Strategies to Get Children To Stop Dawdling:
- Stay connected.
- Adjust timing & expectations.
- Give choices but keep them limited.
- Prepare ahead.
- Use a routine chart.
- Ask instead of Nag.
- Involve & Encourage.
What is the synonym of chilly?
1’the weather had turned chilly’ cold, cool, crisp, fresh, brisk, bleak, wintry, snowy, frosty, icy, ice-cold, icy-cold, glacial, polar, arctic, raw, sharp, bitter, bitterly cold, biting, piercing, penetrating, freezing, frigid.