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Vinony

dawdling

noun

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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English dawdle Middle English -ynge English -ing English dawdling From dawdle + -ing.

  1. gerund of dawdle: the act of one who dawdles.

    “Buckingham might have mimicked the pedantry of his manners, and Coventry have complained of his interminable dawdlings and delays.”

    “‘Kuno, how slow you are.’ He smiled gravely. ‘I really believe you enjoy dawdling’.”

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree English dawdle Middle English -ynge English -ing English dawdling From dawdle + -ing.

  1. present participle and gerund of dawdle