The present participle of dilly-dally; the act of wasting time, being indecisive, or unnecessarily delaying.
Present participle ('-ing' form) of 'dilly-dally.' The base word's reduplicative structure remains intact while the gerund suffix indicates ongoing action.
Interestingly, 'dillydallying' sounds slower when you say it aloud—try it fast and it doesn't feel right, but slow it down and the word itself makes you hesitate and drag, which is pure linguistic genius!
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