Dillydally and Moil

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Dillydally verb - To spend time doing nothing.

Usage example: restaurant employees who, during the slow periods, would rather be doing something instead of just dillydallying

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Moil is an antonym for dillydally.

Moil verb - To devote serious and sustained effort.

Usage example: miners moiling all day in the sunless recesses of the earth

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Dillydally is an antonym for moil.

Nearby Words: moiling, moiled

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Moil and Dillydally. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dillydally/moil

Dillydally & Moil. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/dillydally/moil>.

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