dally
verb
[ ˈdali ]
• act or move slowly.
• "she'd dallied upstairs long enough to put on a little make-up"
Similar:
dawdle,
delay,
loiter,
linger,
waste time,
kill time,
take one's time,
while away time,
lag,
trail,
straggle,
fall behind,
amble,
plod,
trudge,
meander,
drift,
traik,
dilly-dally,
tarry,
• have a casual romantic or sexual liaison with.
• "he should stop dallying with film stars"
Similar:
trifle,
toy,
play,
amuse oneself,
flirt,
play fast and loose,
tinker,
philander,
womanize,
carry on,
play around,
mess about,
mess around,
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French dalier ‘to chat’, of unknown origin.
