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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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
.
As an adjective trek is
.
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