Dawdle means to waste time or move slowly. Shoppers might dawdle as they move between stores.
Dawdle means to loiter or waste time, like shoppers who dawdle from store to store.
| Word | dawdle |
|---|---|
| Part of Speech | V. |
| Definition | loiter; waste time. |
| Sentence | At the mall, Mother grew impatient with Jo and Amy because they tended to dawdle as they went from store to store. |
Tags: psat, hf
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