Dallying and Rattling

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Dallying adjective - Moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed.

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Rattling is an antonym for dallying.

Nearby Words: dally, dallied

Rattling adjective - Moving, proceeding, or acting with great speed.

Usage example: we drove off at a rattling pace

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Dallying is an antonym for rattling.

Nearby Words: rattle, rattled, rattler

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