English verb: dilly-dally | |||
1. | dilly-dally (stative) postpone doing what one should be doing | ||
Samples | He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days. | ||
Examples | They dilly-dally the cape | ||
Synonyms | dillydally, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, procrastinate, shillyshally, stall | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | delay | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | procrastinate | ||