The British had their own word "dawdle" which means wasting time or being lazy. From Wordnik.com. Reference
There are few shops or caf é s in which to dawdle. From Wordnik.com. [Fast Track to Wuhan, China] Reference
She couldn't decide, but she didn't want to dawdle. From Wordnik.com. [The Color of Her Panties]
When he realized it was Sunday, he began to dawdle. From Wordnik.com. [Maigret Afraid]
To dawdle is to risk temporary insanity, so focus up. From Wordnik.com. [Alexandra Sinderbrand: The Top Ten Ways To Get Your Thrift On (Part I)] Reference
Then I dawdle, putting off buying nonrefundable tickets. From Wordnik.com. [So Many Choices in Life, So Much Angst] Reference
If anyone came, they'd hardly dawdle around, in the rain. From Wordnik.com. [Whip Hand]
It was not a time to dawdle or hesitate, I can assure you. From Wordnik.com. [The American Baron] Reference
   "Only if you don't dawdle," Morwen responded. From Wordnik.com. [Searching for dragons]
We will dawdle up the road — you will carry the shopping. From Wordnik.com. [Bone Dust Disco] Reference
"You'll never find out if you dawdle here forever, dullard.". From Wordnik.com. [Pet Peeve]
Were they just supposed to dawdle here, waiting for the end?. From Wordnik.com. [Xone of Contention]
And in this case, evidence shows that it pays not to dawdle. From Wordnik.com. [Judge's Lerach Sentence] Reference
Not that the cooks allowed the novices to dawdle for gawking. From Wordnik.com. [The Dragon Reborn]
Don't dawdle round doin 'nuthin' but stuffin 'yerself to kill. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 85, November, 1864] Reference
But it was no use to dawdle and wish we had met some other way. From Wordnik.com. [The Bull From The Sea]
It has an appointment with death for which it simply can't dawdle. From Wordnik.com. [James Wolcott reviews O.J. Simpson's "If I Did It"] Reference
We are too busy moving about to dawdle around for you stragglers anyhow. From Wordnik.com. [Excerpt from Calembouria (in collaboration with Anthony Metivier)] Reference
She lets her eyes dawdle over the line where the ceiling meets the wall. From Wordnik.com. [out of sorts] Reference
"What's up?" demanded Sally, who was inclined to dawdle from very perversity. From Wordnik.com. [A Dixie School Girl] Reference
It was twenty till twelve; she couldn't dawdle, but Ryne didn't want to leave. From Wordnik.com. [In the Midnight Hour] Reference
Then I forgot my cell phone, which meant I had to go back home and dawdle a bit. From Wordnik.com. [readersguide Diary Entry] Reference
The camels were hired by the job, twelve days, so it would not pay them to dawdle. From Wordnik.com. [Southern Arabia] Reference
Metria couldn't dawdle any longer, even if it did seem somewhat nutty or screwed up. From Wordnik.com. [Roc and a Hard Place]
But in the most critical area, the economy, he is allowing his economic team to dawdle. From Wordnik.com. [Ann Pettifor: While the Economy Tanks, the President's Team Dawdles] Reference
As the thud of falling newspapers echoes across the Atlantic, we can't afford to dawdle. From Wordnik.com. [Johann Hari: Is It Time For a Newspaper Bail-Out?] Reference
"And I'm warning you, don't dawdle in the bathroom too long or I'll come in and get you.". From Wordnik.com. [A Baby For Emily]
That suggests other sellers shouldn't dawdle too long before throwing out their carcasses. From Wordnik.com. [Time to Feed the Vultures] Reference
But the morning of September 11 was so brilliantly beautiful that DiChiara decided to dawdle. From Wordnik.com. [The Day That Changed America] Reference
Oh, the delightful dawdle back through the vague shadows of evening in sweetly scented lanes!. From Wordnik.com. [When the Birds Begin to Sing] Reference
On the other hand, I want to make it clear that we're not going to dally, not going to dawdle?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 8, 2009] Reference
If it's going to be early, the missile knows to dawdle long enough to reach the target on time. From Wordnik.com. [The Mind Of A Missile] Reference
Even in my ignorance, I thought he called for watching, and would dawdle as I passed his class. From Wordnik.com. [The Persian Boy]
Eyes front girls, I think hard, trying to send a telepathic warning to my young -- don't dawdle. From Wordnik.com. [Erika Schickel: Baby Steps] Reference
There they might dawdle for entire afternoons, at the risk of getting into the courthouse coffee. From Wordnik.com. [William Langewiesche on Mouloud Sihali] Reference
So I think I will stay interesting and complex as I dawdle in my vices for a few more months, at least. From Wordnik.com. [Kira Craft: Why I'll Keep My Vices, Not My Resolutions] Reference
I think perhaps, you would realize as much as I have that it wasn't a dawdle to make your money on the farm. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 23, 2009] Reference
Bloomberg News/Landov Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes shouldn't dawdle in making the formal decision to spin off AOL. From Wordnik.com. [Time for Bewkes to Make It America Offline] Reference
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