Dally and Lounge

Dally

Dally verb - To engage in activity for amusement.
Usage example: he spent his college years dallying, seemingly determined to acquire as little knowledge as possible

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

Nearby Words: dallied, dallying

Lounge

Lounge verb - To spend time doing nothing.
Usage example: after putting in tons of overtime at the office, all we wanted to do on vacation was lounge around

Dally and lounge are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dally" instead a verb "Lounge".

Nearby Words: lounger, lounged, lounging
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