Dally and Footle

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Dally verb - To spend time doing nothing.

Usage example: I kept dallying at my desk until I couldn't put off doing my work any longer

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Footle and dally are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Footle" instead a verb "Dally".

Nearby Words: dallied, dallying

Footle verb - To spend time doing nothing.

Usage example: spent the morning footling about while others were working

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Dally and footle are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dally" instead a verb "Footle".

Nearby Word: footling

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