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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | Anglo-French |
| Origin: | dalier |
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dal‧ly
past tense and past participle dallied, present participle dallying, third person singular dallies [intransitive]
past tense and past participle dallied, present participle dallying, third person singular dallies [intransitive]Don't dally along the way! We haven't got much time.dally with somebody/something
phrasal verb1 to do something or think about something, but not in a very serious way : They've dallied with the idea of touring round the world.
They've dallied with the idea of touring round the world.2 old-fashioned to have a romantic relationship with someone, but not in a serious way
