Difference between Dawdle and Dally

What is the difference between Dawdle and Dally?

Dawdle as a verb is to spend time idly and unfruitfully, to waste time. while Dally as a verb is to waste time in voluptuous pleasures, or in idleness; to trifle.

Dawdle

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To spend time idly and unfruitfully, to waste time. To spend time without haste or purpose. To move or walk lackadaisically.

Dally

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Several wraps of rope around the saddle horn, used to stop animals in roping.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To waste time in voluptuous pleasures, or in idleness; to trifle.To interchange caresses, especially of a sexual nature; to use fondling; to wanton; to sport (cf dalliance)To delay unnecessarily; to while away.To wrap the rope around the saddle horn after roping an animal.

We hope you now know whether to use Dawdle or Dally in your sentence.

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