Dally

Antonyms for dally:

jog, hasten.

Synonyms for dally:

Sense 1

potter, dabble.

Sense 2

trail.

Sense 4

delay.

Sense 6

poke.

Sense 7

drag.

dawdle

dillydally.

delay

tarry.

fritter

frivol.

linger

loiter.

play around

womanize.

trifle

potter, lollygag.

Sense 1 (noun)

potter.

Sense 2 (noun)

loiter, dabble.

Sense 4 (noun)

trail, delay, poke, drag, tarry.

dally (noun)

dawdle, mash, butterfly, play, chat up, romance, trifle, flirt, philander, toy, coquet, coquette.

dawdle, delay (verb)

linger, lag, procrastinate, trail, drag, hang about, tarry, loiter, lollygag.

endear (verb)

flirt, snuggle, court, caress, cherish, nuzzle, kiss, endear, ogle, make love, seduce, charm, coddle, cuddle, entice, spoon, bill and coo, romance, serenade, woo, hug.

have love affair (verb)

wanton, frivol.

motion (verb)

dawdle.

procrastinate (verb)

hesitate, vacillate, filibuster, stall, dawdle, linger, procrastinate, dilly-dally.

social (verb)

play, toy, flirt.

Usage examples for dally:

• At last Josiah's temper riz up and he vowed he wouldn't dally any longer, sez he, " I earned this money by the sweat of my brow and I'm goin' to use it as I'm a minter, and I'm a minter have these water pipes put in by Jabez Wind." - "Samantha at the St. Louis Exposition", Marietta Holley.
• And when that dinner- gong sounds, don't you dally! - "The Magnetic North", Elizabeth Robins (C. E. Raimond).