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DALLY
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Irregular inflected form: dallied
I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they dally ... he / she / it dallies
Past simple: dallied
Past participle: dallied
-ing form: dallying
Sense 1
Meaning:
Consider not very seriously
Example:
She plays with the thought of moving to Tasmania
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Hypernyms (to "dally" is one way to...):
consider; deal; look at; take (take into consideration for exemplifying purposes)
Verb group:
dally; flirt; play; toy (behave carelessly or indifferently)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s PP
Sentence example:
Sam wants to dally with Sue
Sense 2
Meaning:
Talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
Example:
My husband never flirts with other women
Synonyms:
butterfly; chat up; coquet; coquette; dally; flirt; mash; philander; romance
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "dally" is one way to...):
speak; talk (exchange thoughts; talk with)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "dally"):
wanton (engage in amorous play)
vamp (act seductively with (someone))
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Sentence example:
Sam wants to dally with Sue
Derivation:
dalliance (playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Waste time
Example:
Get busy--don't dally!
Synonyms:
dally; dawdle
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "dally" is one way to...):
act; behave; do (behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
dalliance (the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working)
dallier (someone who wastes time)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Behave carelessly or indifferently
Example:
Play about with a young girl's affection
Synonyms:
dally; flirt; play; toy
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "dally" is one way to...):
act; move (perform an action, or work out or perform (an action))
Verb group:
dally; play; trifle (consider not very seriously)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Derivation:
dalliance (playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest)
