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to dawdle
01
to waste time when one should be acting with purpose
Examples
He dawdled in the kitchen long after breakfast was over.
The children dawdled on their way to school.
02
to walk slowly and without energy
Examples
He dawdled down the hallway, dragging his feet.
She dawdled through the market, barely glancing at the stalls.
03
to waste time on something in a slow, ineffective, or unproductive way
Examples
She dawdled the afternoon away on unfinished sketches.
He dawdled his time on pointless tasks.
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