dawdle
verb (used without object)
to waste time; idle; trifle; loiter.
have been dawdling
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present perfect progressiveof dawdle.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Ever since," groaned Anthony; "while I have been dawdling on that cursed yacht.
From A Humble Enterprise by Cambridge, Ada
I remember to have been dawdling in a book-store in a small town in Oregon when a lady entered to inquire if a monthly magazine, whose name was unknown to me, had yet arrived.
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 6 by Mabie, Hamilton Wright
Oh, Katy, and I have been dawdling up here for hours!
From Molly Brown of Kentucky by Speed, Nell
It is close on ten o'clock; I have been dawdling over my diary longer than I supposed.
From Armadale by Collins, Wilkie
We have been dawdling about in this wretched country long enough.
From Captain Bayley's Heir: A Tale of the Gold Fields of California by Paget, H. M. (Henry Marriott)
