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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of dillydally.

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Examples

  • Tocqueville had nine months, but he probably dillydallied.

    The Fiddler in the Subway Gene Weingarten 2010

  • Tocqueville had nine months, but he probably dillydallied.

    The Fiddler in the Subway Gene Weingarten 2010

  • Tocqueville had nine months, but he probably dillydallied.

    The Fiddler in the Subway Gene Weingarten 2010

  • Tocqueville had nine months, but he probably dillydallied.

    The Fiddler in the Subway Gene Weingarten 2010

  • As usual I had dillydallied and I was kind of running behind.

    Awkward Girl Prevails. « Hilarity Ensues 2009

  • If Mr. Morgenthau was so interested in prosecuting armed felons, why has his office dillydallied over a case with eyewitnesses, a confession, a bullet wound and recovery of the weapon?

    Morgenthau Is Wrong About Guns and the Constitution 2009

  • The conciliators dillydallied, and the shiver-and-shake came to camp.

    Wildfire Sarah Micklem 2009

  • The conciliators dillydallied, and the shiver-and-shake came to camp.

    Wildfire Sarah Micklem 2009

  • The conciliators dillydallied, and the shiver-and-shake came to camp.

    Wildfire Sarah Micklem 2009

  • If the Council dillydallied, as it did too often, even a strong resolution at the end would not have the profound effect I wanted.

    Surrender is not an Option John Bolton 2007

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