Dallying and Scooting

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

Usage example: the dallying diners seemed oblivious to the fact that other customers were impatiently waiting for tables

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Scooting is an antonym for dallying.

Nearby Words: dally, dallied

Definitions of Dallying not found.

Dallying is an antonym for scooting.

Nearby Words: scoot, scooted, scooter

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Scooting and Dallying. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dallying/scooting

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Scooting or Dallying. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/dallying/scooting.

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