dally

dally
Synonyms and related words:
abide, await, bide, bide the issue, bill and coo, caress, copulate, coquet, cosset, cuddle, dabble, dally away, dandle, dawdle, delay, diddle, diddle away, dillydally, doodle, drag, dribble away, drivel away, falter, fiddle, fiddle with, fiddle-faddle, fidget with, finger with, flag, flirt, fondle, fool, fool around, fool away, fool with, fribble, fritter away, frivol, frolic, gambol, goof off, halt, hang about, hang around, hold everything, hold on, hold your horses, horse around, idle, idle away, jerk off, kid around, lag, lead on, linger, loiter, lollygag, make love, make out, mark time, mess around, monkey, monkey around, muddle away, neck, pet, piddle, piss away, play, play around, play with, poke, potter, potter away, procrastinate, put off, putter, rollick, romp, shilly-shally, sit tight, sit up, smatter, smooch, spoon, sport, stay, stay up, stick around, string along, sweet-talk, take time, tarry, tinker, toy, toy with, trail, trifle, trifle away, twiddle, wait, wait a minute, wait and see, wanton, waste time, while away, whisper sweet nothings

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  • Dally — may refer to: Surname: Ann Dally (1929–2007), an English author and psychiatrist Bill Dally, the Willard R. and Inez Kerr Bell Professor in the Stanford University School of Engineering Clarence Madison Dally (1865–1904), an American glassblower …   Wikipedia

  • Dally — ist der Name folgender Personen: Ortwin Dally (* 1969), deutscher Klassischer Archäologe Rainer Dally (* 1942), deutscher Jurist und Präses der Landessynode der Pommerschen Evangelischen Kirche Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • dally — [v1] dawdle, delay boondoggle*, drag, fool around, fool with, fritter away, hang about*, horse around*, idle, jerk off*, lag, linger, loiter, lollygag*, play around*, play games with*, procrastinate, put off, putter, tarry, trail, trifle with,… …   New thesaurus

  • dally — ► VERB (dallies, dallied) 1) act or move slowly. 2) (dally with) have a casual sexual liaison with. 3) (dally with) show a casual interest in. DERIVATIVES dalliance noun …   English terms dictionary

  • Dally — Dal ly (d[a^]l l[y^]), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dallied} (d[a^]l l[i^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Dallying}.] [OE. dalien, dailien; cf. Icel. pylja to talk, G. dallen, dalen, dahlen, to trifle, talk nonsense, OSw. tule a droll or funny man; or AS. dol… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Dally — Dal ly, v. t. To delay unnecessarily; to while away. [1913 Webster] Dallying off the time with often skirmishes. Knolles. [1913 Webster] || …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • dally — index hesitate, pause, procrastinate, stall Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • dally — (v.) c.1300, to talk, converse, possibly from Anglo Fr. dalier to amuse oneself, of uncertain origin. Sense of waste time emerged by late 14c. Related: Dallied; dallying …   Etymology dictionary

  • dally — flirt, coquet, toy, *trifle Analogous words: *play, sport, frolic, gambol: *caress, fondle, pet …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • dally — [dal′ē] vi. dallied, dallying [ME dalien < OFr dalier, to converse, trifle] 1. to flirt; play at love 2. to deal lightly or carelessly (with); trifle; toy 3. to waste time; loiter SYN. LOITER, TRIFLE dallier [dal′ēē ər, d …   English World dictionary

  • dally — v. 1) (D; intr.) ( to be slow ) to dally over (to dally over one s work) 2) (d; intr.) ( to play ) to dally with (to dally with smb. s affections) * * * [ dælɪ] (D; intr.) ( to be slow ) to dally over (to dally over one s work) (d; intr.) ( to… …   Combinatory dictionary

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