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Definition of dally verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

dally

verb

NAmE//ˈdæli//

[intransitive] (old-fashioned)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they dally

he / she / it dallies

past simple dallied

-ing form dallying

to do something too slowly; to take too much time making a decision

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