- Types Of Speech
- You can use dillydally as a verb in a sentence.
- About Dillydally
- A 4 syllables verb and 10 letters with the letters a, d, i, l, and y, 8 consonants, 2 vowels and 4 syllables with the middle letters yd. Dillydally starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters d, di, dil, dill, dilly, and the ending characters are y, ly, lly, ally, dally, . Dillydally is also a double consonant (ll) word. View the double consonant words list.
- Definition
- Postpone doing what one should be doing; "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days"
- Compound Words
- A compound word, dillydally has more than one word within it. There's 2 words which are dilly, and dally.
- Pig Latin
- Dillydally in Pig Latin is said as "illydallyday or illydallydway".
- Unigram
- d | i | l | l | y | d | a | l | l | y
- Bigram
- di | il | ll | ly | yd | da | al | ll | ly
- Trigram
- dil | ill | lly | lyd | yda | dal | all | lly
- Quadrigram
- dill | illy | llyd | lyda | ydal | dall | ally
- Word Gram
Synonym | Definition |
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Abandon | the trait of lacking restraint or control freedom from inhibition or worry "she danced with abandon" |
Abide | put up with something or somebody unpleasant "I cannot bear his constant criticism" "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks" "he learned to tolerate the heat" "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage" |
Accede | to agree or express agreement "The Maestro assented to the request for an encore" |
Apostatise | abandon one''s beliefs or allegiances |
Apostatize | abandon one''s beliefs or allegiances |
Await | look forward to the probable occurrence of "We were expecting a visit from our relatives" "She is looking to a promotion" "he is waiting to be drafted" |
Bear | massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws |
Beat Around The Bush | |
Be Dilatory | |
Bide | dwell "You can stay with me while you are in town" "stay a bit longer--the day is still young" |
View all cognitive synonyms for Dillydally
Anagram | Definition |
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Dillydally | postpone doing what one should be doing "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days" |
View English words with the unique letters used in dillydally. Words With The Letters Adily
Word | Definition |
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Cunctation | the act of procrastinating putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time |
Cunctator | someone who postpones work (especially out of laziness or habitual carelessness) |
Dallier | someone who wastes time |
Dilly Dallier | |
Dillydallier | someone who wastes time |
Lounger | an article of clothing designed for comfort and leisure wear |
Mope | someone who wastes time |
Postponer | someone who postpones work (especially out of laziness or habitual carelessness) |
Procrastination | the act of procrastinating putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time |
Procrastinator | someone who postpones work (especially out of laziness or habitual carelessness) |
Word | Definition |
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Delay | the act of delaying inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time |
Word | Definition |
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Procrastinate | postpone doing what one should be doing; "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days" |
Dillydally Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With D
- Ends With Y
- Spelled With / Contains Letters