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What (who) is DALLYING - definition
Dallying
·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Dally.
dally
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Dally (disambiguation); Dallie
(dallies, dallying, dallied)
1.
If you dally, you act or move very slowly, wasting time. (OLD-FASHIONED)
The bureaucrats dallied too long...
He did not dally over the choice of a partner.
VERB: V, V over n/-ing, also V with n
2.
If someone dallies with you, they have a romantic, but not serious, relationship with you. (OLD-FASHIONED)
In the past he dallied with actresses and lady novelists.
VERB: V with n
Dallied
·Impf & ·p.p. of Dally.
Examples of use of DALLYING
1. The dilly–dallying cost the central bank credibility and hurt the president‘s image as an economic reformer.
2. He said they would not accept dilly–dallying on the new plan.
3. These golfers were in no mood for dallying as an arctic frost took hold of their course.
4. Moreover, some experts warn that dallying by the council could prompt the US to eventually act outside the UN.
5. Publicity–wise, the twosome‘s offscreen dallying has helped the film, said Adam Fogelson, president of marketing for Universal Pictures.