dallies

The word “dallies” has 2 syllables: dal-lies

It's pronounced as /ˈdæliz/

What is synonym and antonym for dallies?

In the thesaurus, “dallies” has 109 synonyms and 62 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for dallies along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for dallies

aestivates
ambles
amuses
bums
cavorts
chills
coquets
coquettes
courts
crawls
creeps
dabbles
dawdles
decelerates
delays
delights
diddles
dillydallies
disports
diverts
dozes
drags
drones
drops behind
eases
entertains
estivates
falls behind
filibusters
flirts
fools
fools around
footles
frisks
frivols
frolics
furloughs
gambols
goldbricks
hangs
hangs about
hangs fire
hibernates
idles
inches
jests
jokes
joshes
kicks around
kicks back
kids
kills time
lags
lallygags
lazes
lazies
leads on
lingers
loafs
loiters
lolls
lollygags
lounges
lumbers
malingers
manipulates
marks time
mashes
messes
messes around
monkeys
mopes
moseys
mucks
piddles
plays
pleases
plods
pokes
procrastinates
puts on
razzes
recreates
relaxes
rests
ribs
rollicks
romps
saunters
screws around
shilly-shallies
shuffles
skylarks
sports
staggers
stalls
strings along
strolls
swans
tarries
teases
temporizes
toys
trifles
truants
vamps
veges out
vegges out
woos

Antonyms for dallies

accelerates
applies
barrels
bolts
bowls
breezes
careers
catches up
courses
darts
dashes
drudges
exerts
fast-forwards
flies
gallops
grinds
grubs
hastens
humps
hurries
hurtles
hustles
jogs
labors
moils
outpaces
outruns
outstrips
overtakes
pegs
plods
plows
plugs
puts out
quickens
races
rips
rockets
runs
rushes
scoots
scrambles
scuds
scurries
slaves
speeds
sprints
stampedes
strains
strives
struggles
sweats
tears
toils
travails
trots
whirls
whisks
whizzes
works
zips

Meanings of dallies

verb
1. To waste time in trivial activities, or in idleness; to trifle.
2. To caress, especially of a sexual nature; to fondle or pet.
3. To delay unnecessarily; to while away.
4. To wind the lasso rope (ie throw-rope) around the saddle horn (the saddle horn is attached to the pommel of a western style saddle) after the roping of an animal.
noun
1. Several wraps of rope around the saddle horn, used to stop animals in roping.

Example Sentences

She dallies with her thoughts before making a decision.
The cat playfully dallies with a ball of yarn on the floor.
Time often dallies when you're immersed in an enjoyable activity.
The storyteller skillfully dallies with words, captivating the audience.
He dallies by the window, gazing at the passing scenery.

On this page you'll find 171 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to dallies, such as: accelerates, aestivates, ambles, amuses, applies, barrels, bolts.

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