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- dawdle away
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 |
Ealhstan | | - | Anglo-Saxon |
Jo | | JO (English) | English, German, Dutch |
Tjaard | | TYAH:RT (Dutch) | Frisian, Dutch |
Jovita | | ho-VEE-tah (Spanish) | Spanish, Portuguese |
Kiera | | KEER-a, KEE-ar-a | Irish |
Magda | | ['mægdə] | |