dally

Meaning

Verb

1. To waste time in trivial activities, or in idleness; to trifle.
2. To caress, especially of a sexual nature; to fondle or pet
3. To delay unnecessarily; to while away.

Noun

Several wraps of rope around the saddle horn, used to stop animals in roping.

Noun

Alternative form of dolly (“offering of fruit or flowers”)

Synonyms

flirt

😘

dawdle

play

linger

trifle

sport

procrastinate

delay

coquet

loiter

toy

loaf

wanton

philander

court

waste time

lag

tarry

diddle

lallygag

flirt with

mash

idle

chat up

frolic

coquette

romance

butterfly

🦋

woo

fiddle with

make eyes at

move about

play with

turn aside

dilly dally

be friendly

hold back affectedly

moon around

express amorous desire

sport amorously

play amorously

moon on

fiddle

fool around

game

hang out

hedge

hesitate

laze

lollygag

lounge

monkey

🐒

ogle

poke

retard

rollick

roll off

slack

slow

sweet-talk

tease

temporize

arse about

arse around

screw around

toy with

twiddle

vamp

wait

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdæli/

Etymology

From Middle English dalyen, from Anglo-Norman delaier. Doublet of delay.