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dilly-dally

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Verb

postpone doing what one should be doing
- He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days

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Synonyms:
procrastinate stall drag one's feet drag one's heels shillyshally dillydally

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Words pronounced/spelled similarly to "dilly-dally":
dilly-dally dillydally
Words contain "dilly-dally" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
dilly-dally dally dilly-dallier dawdle

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