dallying
present participle ofdally
| 单词 | dallying |
| 释义 | dallying present participle ofdally dally verb[I] old-fashioneduk/ˈdæl.i/us/ˈdæl.i/towastetimeor do somethingslowly See also dilly-dallyold-fashionedinformal Delaying and wasting time
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Slow and moving slowly Phrasal verbsdally withsomeone dally withsomething Examplesofdallyingdallying In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Our rivers, with one or two exceptions, know what they are about and make their way to the sea withoutdallyingby the wayside. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I believe that the situation is far too serious to go ondallyingwith, and being content to rely on, this so-called reformative treatment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I think he was, but once again we aredallying. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That has been one of the troubles throughout: ever since 1955 there has been dillying anddallyingand failure to come to a decision. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Is it not better in these cases, unpleasant as it is, to have a clean operation and not a dulydallying? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He is entering into a world—at least, he isdallyingwith the thought of entering into a world—in which he cannot compete. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 An examination of the work reveals a very sad story of dithering anddallying. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That attitude of mind must contain no inverted pacifism, and it must certainly not envisage any possibility ofdallyingwith one country or with another. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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