Dawdle and Taking flight

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Dawdle verb - To move or act slowly.

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Taking flight is an antonym for dawdle.

Nearby Words: dawdling, dawdler

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Dawdle is an antonym for taking flight in topics: move fast on foot, run quickly away, run away to escape.

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Taking flight and Dawdle. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dawdle/taking_flight

Dawdle & Taking flight. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/dawdle/taking_flight>.

Taking flight or Dawdle. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/dawdle/taking_flight.

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