Dawdle Definition
dôdl
dawdled, dawdles, dawdling
verb
dawdled, dawdles, dawdling
To take more time than necessary.
Dawdled through breakfast.
American Heritage
To waste (time) in trifling or by being slow; idle.
Webster's New World
To move aimlessly or lackadaisically.
Dawdling on the way to work.
American Heritage
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Origin of Dawdle
First attested around 1656; variant of daddle ("to walk unsteadily"), perhaps influenced by daw, since the bird was regarded as sluggish and silly. Not in general use until around 1775.
From Wiktionary
Perhaps alteration of dialectal daddle to diddle
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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