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< Dall sheep

Dalmane >

dal·ly

) KEY

VERB:
dal·lied , dal·ly·ing , dal·lies
VERB:
intr.

To play amorously; flirt: "Sylvester dallied about Lena until he began to make mistakes in his work" (Willa Cather). See Synonyms at flirt.
To trifle; toy.
To waste time; dawdle.

VERB:
tr.

To waste (time).

ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English dalien, from Old French dalier

OTHER FORMS:
dalli·er (Noun), dally·ing·ly (Adverb)

Thesaurus: synonyms for dally

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