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Continue vs Dawdle - What's the difference?

continue | dawdle |


As verbs the difference between continue and dawdle

is that continue is while dawdle is to spend time idly and unfruitfully, to waste time.

As a noun dawdle is

a dawdler.

Idle vs Dawdle - What's the difference?

idle | dawdle |


In transitive terms the difference between idle and dawdle

is that idle is to spend in idleness; to waste; to consume while dawdle is to spend (time) without haste or purpose.

In intransitive terms the difference between idle and dawdle

is that idle is of an engine: to run at a slow speed, or out of gear; to tick over while dawdle is to move or walk lackadaisically.

As an adjective idle

is empty, vacant.

As a noun dawdle is

a dawdler.

Dawdle vs Trip - What's the difference?

dawdle | trip | Related terms |

Dawdle is a related term of trip.


As nouns the difference between dawdle and trip

is that dawdle is a dawdler while trip is trip.

As a verb dawdle

is to spend time idly and unfruitfully, to waste time.

Dawdle vs Chase - What's the difference?

dawdle | chase | Related terms |


In intransitive terms the difference between dawdle and chase

is that dawdle is to move or walk lackadaisically while chase is to give chase; to hunt.

In transitive terms the difference between dawdle and chase

is that dawdle is to spend (time) without haste or purpose while chase is to decorate (metal) by engraving or embossing.

As a proper noun Chase is

{{surname|from=nicknames}} from a Middle English nickname for a hunter.

Dawdle vs Slouch - What's the difference?

dawdle | slouch | Related terms |


In intransitive terms the difference between dawdle and slouch

is that dawdle is to move or walk lackadaisically while slouch is to walk in a clumsy, lazy manner.

Dawdle vs Wobble - What's the difference?

dawdle | wobble | Related terms |

Dawdle is a related term of wobble.


In lang=en terms the difference between dawdle and wobble

is that dawdle is to move or walk lackadaisically while wobble is to cause to wobble.

As verbs the difference between dawdle and wobble

is that dawdle is to spend time idly and unfruitfully, to waste time while wobble is to move with an uneven or rocking motion, or unsteadily to and fro.

As nouns the difference between dawdle and wobble

is that dawdle is a dawdler while wobble is an unsteady motion.

Dawdle vs Stagger - What's the difference?

dawdle | stagger | Related terms |

Dawdle is a related term of stagger.


In lang=en terms the difference between dawdle and stagger

is that dawdle is to move or walk lackadaisically while stagger is multiple groups doing the same thing in a uniform fashion, but starting at different, evenly-spaced, times or places (attested from 1856[http://wwwetymonlinecom/indexphp?term=stagger etymology] in ).

As verbs the difference between dawdle and stagger

is that dawdle is to spend time idly and unfruitfully, to waste time while stagger is sway unsteadily, reel, or totter.

As nouns the difference between dawdle and stagger

is that dawdle is a dawdler while stagger is an unsteady movement of the body in walking or standing, as if one were about to fall; a reeling motion; vertigo; -- often in the plural; as, the stagger of a drunken man.

Dawdle vs Skedaddle - What's the difference?

dawdle | skedaddle | Related terms |

Dawdle is a related term of skedaddle.


As verbs the difference between dawdle and skedaddle

is that dawdle is to spend time idly and unfruitfully, to waste time while skedaddle is to move or run away quickly.

As a noun dawdle

is a dawdler.

Dawdle vs Lunge - What's the difference?

dawdle | lunge | Related terms |


As verbs the difference between dawdle and lunge

is that dawdle is to spend time idly and unfruitfully, to waste time while lunge is to make a sudden forward movement (present participle: {{term|lunging}}).

As nouns the difference between dawdle and lunge

is that dawdle is a dawdler while lunge is a sudden forward movement, especially with a sword.

Dawdle vs Trek - What's the difference?

dawdle | trek | Related terms |

Dawdle is a related term of trek.


As a verb dawdle

is to spend time idly and unfruitfully, to waste time.

As a noun dawdle

is a dawdler.

As a proper noun trek is

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As an adjective trek is

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