Definition
Third person singular present tense of dawdle; moves slowly, lingers, or wastes time without hurrying.
Etymology
From the base verb 'dawdle,' here conjugated for third person singular present tense by adding the '-s' suffix.
Kelly Says
'He dawdles' is such a common phrase that it's become synonymous with unreliability—in business and scheduling, a 'dawdler' is treated almost as a character flaw, showing how language reflects cultural values around productivity.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ሰላም ሰላም
se-lam se-lam
ARالعربية
البطال
al-bu-ta-al
BNবাংলা
দ্রুতগতি
dru-to-ga-ti
CACatalà
vagabund
va-ga-bun
DEDeutsch
Schlendrian
shklen-dee-an
ESEspañol
vagabunda
vah-gah-boon-dah
FISuomi
kävelem
kae-ve-lem
FRFrançais
flâneur
flah-nuh
GUGU
ચાલે ચાલે
cha-le cha-le
HIहिन्दी
धीरे-धीरे चलना
dee-ree-dee-ree chal-na
IDBahasa Indonesia
malas
ma-las
IGIG
ndị na-agba
ndi na-agba
ITItaliano
pigrone
pee-groh-neh
JA日本語
のろのろ歩く
no-ro-no-ro aru-ku
KO한국어
느긋하게 걸어다니다
neugyeot-ha-ge geol-eo-da-ni-da
MRMR
लवकर चालणे
lav-kar cha-la-ne
MSBahasa Melayu
pendiam
pen-dee-am
MYမြန်မာ
စိတ်ကောင်း
seet kaung
NLNederlands
dwalen
dwa-len
PLPolski
tumanie
too-ma-nee
PTPortuguês
vagalume
vah-gah-loo-meh
RUРусский
лениться
le-nitz-ya
SVSvenska
slösa
shloe-sah
SWKiswahili
kuwa na haraka
koo-wa na ha-ra-ka
TAதமிழ்
நேரம் வீணாக்க
ne-ram vee-naak
TEతెలుగు
చాలా సేపటి
cha-la sa-ep-ti
TLTL
naglalambing
na-g-la-lam-bing
UKУкраїнська
поповіти
po-po-ve-ti
VITiếng Việt
đi lười biếng
dee loo-ee bee-eng
ZUZU
abantu abaphilayo
a-ban-too a-ba-phi-la-yo