dawdle intransitive verb, transitive verb to waste (time) in trifling or by being slow; idle: often with away.
Usage examples: As long as you’re sensible and cautious you shouldn’t get robbed; just don’t dawdle when you take your nightly strolls.
I could dawdle about in the nursery and count the apricots on the wall.
So what if they dawdle along at 28 in a 30?
Synonyms: loaf, idle, lounge; loiter.
Etymology: < ? or akin to ME dadel(ing), chattering (of birds), dadelar, glib talker, probably of echoic origin.
