dally
verb/ˈdæli/
/ˈdæli/
[intransitive] (old-fashioned)Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they dally | /ˈdæli/ /ˈdæli/ |
| he / she / it dallies | /ˈdæliz/ /ˈdæliz/ |
| past simple dallied | /ˈdælid/ /ˈdælid/ |
| past participle dallied | /ˈdælid/ /ˈdælid/ |
| -ing form dallying | /ˈdæliɪŋ/ /ˈdæliɪŋ/ |
- to do something too slowly; to take too much time making a decision see also dilly-dallyWord OriginMiddle English: from Old French dalier ‘to chat’ (commonly used in Anglo-Norman French), of unknown origin.
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