dawdle over



dawdle over something

to waste time when one should be doing a particular task; to loaf while doing something. Don't dawdle over your hamburger. The lunch period ends in two minutes. Don't dawdle over it. Get it done.
See also: dawdle

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Sergiu-Romanian
Tau-Southern African, Tswana, Sotho
SophySO-feeEnglish (Rare)
Nojus-Lithuanian
Shihab-Arabic
Sharonashə-RON-əEnglish (Rare)