dally

[US]/ˈdæli/
[UK]/ˈdæli/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. to play around; to loiter; to treat something lightly
vt. to waste time

Phrases & Collocations

dally with

dally around

dally in

dally on

dally about

dally at

dally away

Example Sentences

don't dilly-dally for too long.

he should stop dallying with film stars.

They’ve been dallying with the idea for years.

Don’t dally: we must move on.

the company has been dallying with the idea of opening a new office.

Potato net is so called " port principle " the paronomasia that just take off a blame for oneself actually and dallies with just.

Real-world Examples

Anyway, it's very common for young women to dally or try things.

Source: G G Gyypsy

Now, we mustn't dilly or dally.

Source: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

You know that we work in the dally business, right? As in, today?

Source: Go blank axis version

Experience in other Latin American countries suggests that Mr Pena's people risk dallying with a monster.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

So, a parent could warn a child, " Don't dally at the playground after school. Come straight home" !

Source: VOA Slow English - Word Stories

It seems only logical that to restore balance to the relationship, you should find another man and dally with him.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 9

I'm hungry; please don't dally in the galley.

Source: Accompany you to sleep.

And by dally, I mean some hardcore mouth-on-mouth action.

Source: The Big Bang Theory (Video Version) Season 9

They dallied at department stores and stayed a while at Tally Weijl.

Source: Gossip Girl Season 4

Billy dallying or pondering, after all, who duck out on using their web feet to collect that bill.

Source: The World From A to Z

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