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dal·ly (dăĺē)

[Middle English dalien, from Old French dalier.]

verb: -lied, -ly·ing, -lies. 

intransitive verb 

  1. To play amorously; flirt: “Sylvester dallied about Lena until he began to make mistakes in his work” (Willa Cather) See synonyms at flirt
  2. To trifle; toy.
  3. To waste time; dawdle.

transitive verb 

To waste (time).

derivatives

daĺli·er
noun
daĺly·ing·ly
adverb