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dil·ly-dal·ly

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  1. procrastinate, stall, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, shillyshally, dilly-dally, dillydallyverb

    postpone doing what one should be doing

    "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days"

    Synonyms:
    drag one's heels, dillydally, conk, drag one's feet, procrastinate, shillyshally, stall

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  1. List of paraphrases for "dilly-dally":

    prevaricating

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  • dilly-dallySpanish
  • gingillarsiItalian
  • се колебаMacedonian
  • [[тратить]] [[время]] [[впустую]], бездельничать, прохлаждатьсяRussian

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