verb (past tense and past participle of 'dawdled') as in strong fondness

Word Combinations

Example:After the meeting, he dawdled around the office, looking at his colleagues' work for no reason.

Definition:Moved in a slow and leisurely manner, taking unnecessary time

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Example:He dawdled in answering the letter, causing the recipient to suspect something was amiss.

Definition:Moved in a slow and leisurely manner, delaying the response with unnecessary delay

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Example:She dawdled through the afternoon, making no progress on her research project.

Definition:Wasted time by remaining slow and not being productive, especially in the afternoon

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Example:They dawdled over lunch, going on for hours and not returning to work.

Definition:Moved in a slow and leisurely manner while having lunch, delaying the time spent

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Example:Instead of preparing for the next week, she dawdled through the weekend, postponing important tasks.

Definition:Wasted time by remaining slow and not being productive, especially during the weekend

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Example:He decided to dawdle out the day, enjoying the sunshine and avoiding his work schedule.

Definition:Wasted time by being slow and not productive, especially in the context of the entire day

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Example:After her colleague left, she decided to dawdle on with her work, finishing it slowly and unnecessarily.

Definition:Continued in a slow and leisurely manner, not getting to the point or completing tasks efficiently

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Example:They dawdled over plans for the meeting, delaying everyone's start time.

Definition:Moved in a slow and leisurely manner, taking unnecessary time to discuss or finalize plans

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Example:She dawdled to work, not minding the extra time it took.

Definition:Moved in a slow and leisurely manner, taking unnecessary time to reach the workplace

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Example:He dawdled through the series of meetings, postponing decisions and conversations.

Definition:Wasted time in meetings by remaining slow and not being productive, especially in the context of a prolonged meeting

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