dawdled
Definitions
Verb
- Take one's time; proceed slowly
- Waste time
- Hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "dawdled".
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|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | dale | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | awed | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | saddled | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | drawled | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | dialed | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | dwindled | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | bawled | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | dade | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | riddled | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | peddled | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | dawdle | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | ladled | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | dowdle | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | dawned | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | dawley | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | addled | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | dawe | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | widdled | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | pedaled | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | paddled | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | muddled | 2 | 0 |
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Term
Definitions: 3
Fragments: 0
Sound Alikes: 0
Spelled Like: 21
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
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This Word in the News:
Inmate escape aided by bumbling authorities, who dawdled on notifying nearby residents
Aug 21, 2023 Augusta Free Press
Aug 21, 2023 Augusta Free Press
1,931 fines in 2025 for drivers who dawdled too long at Dublin Airport’s drop-off zones
Dec 31, 2025 The Irish Independent
Dec 31, 2025 The Irish Independent
The first Americans dawdled on Bering land bridge for 10,000 years, say scientists
Feb 28, 2014 The Christian Science Monitor
Feb 28, 2014 The Christian Science Monitor