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dawdled

Divide dawdled into syllables:

daw · dled

How to pronounce dawdled:

Synonyms for dawdled:

crawled
crept
dallied
dally
delayed
diddled
dilly-dally
drag your feet or heels
dragged
dropped behind
fell behind
hang about
hung fire
idle
lag
lagged
lallygagged
lingered
loaf
loiter
loitered
lollygagged
lounged
marked time
moped
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Antonyms for dawdled:

barreled
barrelled
barrelled along
beetled
belted
blasted
blazed
blew
blown
bolted
bombed
boogied
bound
bounded
bowled
breezed
bucketed
bundled
burned rubber
burnt rubber
bustled
buzzed
cannonballed
cannoned
careened
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