dawdling en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English dawdle Middle English -ynge English -ing English dawdling From dawdle + -ing.
Meanings
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(form-of, gerund) gerund of dawdle: the act of one who dawdles.
form of dawdle
Buckingham might have mimicked the pedantry of his manners, and Coventry have complained of his interminable dawdlings and delays.
1839, The Edinburgh Review, or Critical Journal:‘Kuno, how slow you are.’ He smiled gravely. ‘I really believe you enjoy dawdling’.
1909, E.M. Forster, chapter I, in The Machine Stops:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dawdlings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |