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dawdle away
dawdle something away
to waste a particular amount of time; to let a period of time slip away, wasted. You didn't finish your work because you dawdled most of your time away. You dawdle away too much time daydreaming.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Catriona | | ka-TREE-na, ka-TREE-o-na | Irish, Scottish |
| Jeni | | JEN-ee | English (Modern) |
| Deshawn | | - | African American |
| Antoine | | awn-TWAWN (French), an-TWAWN (American) | French, African American |
| Matthei | | - | Old Church Slavic |
| Damaris | | DAM-ə-ris (English) | Biblical, Biblical Greek |