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 | ||