Dillydallying
Dillydallying adjective - Moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed.
Usage example: the dillydallying congress hadn't passed any legislation, and the term was almost over
Plodding and dillydallying are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Plodding" instead an adjective "Dillydallying".
Plodding
Plodding adjective - (of movement) slow and laborious.
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Synonyms for Plodding
Dillydallying and plodding are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dillydallying" instead an adjective "Plodding".
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Related pairs
- sluggish and dillydallying
- sluggish and plodding
- slow and dillydallying
- slow and plodding
- laggard and dillydallying
- laggard and plodding
- deliberate and dillydallying
- deliberate and plodding
- lingering and dillydallying
- lingering and plodding
- leisurely and dillydallying
- leisurely and plodding
- unhurried and dillydallying
- unhurried and plodding
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