dawdle
verb (used without object)
to waste time; idle; trifle; loiter.
was dawdling
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past progressiveof dawdle.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Defenseman Josh Manson was dawdling in front of John Gibson, and the puck appeared to carom off his stick and past the goaltender.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 17, 2018
When the news of Pruitt’s departure came down on 5 July, Costa was dawdling in the garage.
From Nature ● Jul. 11, 2018
They did not play again until Jan. 27, when Washington was in the midst of the its high point and Atlanta was dawdling.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 11, 2017
The Frenchman was dawdling and dispossessed by Walcott for the third, and withdrawn shortly afterwards.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 27, 2010
It was two o'clock, yet Lady Juliana had not appeared; and Henry, half-stretched upon a sofa, was dawdling over his breakfast with half-a-dozen newspapers scattered round.
From Marriage by Susan Edmonstone Ferrier
