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: September 17, 2024
\DAL-ee\ verb
What It Means
The word dally has a number of meanings. To dally can be to physically linger or dawdle, or to waste time. Dally may also mean "to act playfully," especially in a romantic sense, or "to deal with something lightly or in a way that is not serious."
// Three members of the hiking group were dallying and didn't arrive at the overlook until others were already starting to head back to the trailhead.
// Alton has been dallying with the idea of starting a bakery.
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