Dawdler — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɪsˈaɪpəllˌaɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɔːdlə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɔːdlə/

2 syllables Say it as /dɪsˈaɪpəllˌaɪk/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

poke laggard lagger drone trailer

Word Forms

dawdle	verb	waste time
lag	verb	hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
trail	verb	move, proceed, or walk draggingly or slowly
poky	adjective	wasting time
pokey	adjective	wasting time

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Trödler

jemand, der sich mehr Zeit als nötig nimmt; jemand, der hinterherhinkt

🇫🇷French

lambin

quelqu'un qui prend plus de temps que nécessaire ; quelqu'un qui est à la traîne

🇪🇸Spanish

holgazán

alguien que se toma más tiempo del necesario; alguien que se queda atrás

🇮🇹Italian

divagante

qualcuno che impiega più tempo del necessario; qualcuno che resta indietro

🇳🇱Dutch

treuzelen

iemand die meer tijd neemt dan nodig is; iemand die achterloopt

🇵🇹Portuguese

preguiçoso

alguém que leva mais tempo do que o necessário; alguém que fica para trás

🇷🇺Russian

бездельник

тот, кто занимает больше времени, чем необходимо; тот, кто отстает

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आलसी

कोई व्यक्ति जो आवश्यकता से अधिक समय लेता है; कोई है जो पीछे रह जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

ড্যাডলার

যে কেউ প্রয়োজনের চেয়ে বেশি সময় নেয়; যে কেউ পিছিয়ে

🇮🇳Tamil

டாட்லர்

தேவைக்கு அதிகமாக நேரம் எடுக்கும் ஒருவர்; பின்தங்கிய ஒருவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

డాడ్లర్

అవసరం కంటే ఎక్కువ సమయం తీసుకునే వ్యక్తి; వెనుకబడిన వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

डौडलर

जो आवश्यकतेपेक्षा जास्त वेळ घेतो; कोणीतरी मागे आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ડાઉડલર

કોઈ વ્યક્તિ જે જરૂરી કરતાં વધુ સમય લે છે; જે પાછળ રહે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಡಾಡ್ಲರ್

ಅಗತ್ಯಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಸಮಯ ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಯಾರಾದರೂ; ಹಿಂದುಳಿದ ಯಾರಾದರೂ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഡാഡ്ലർ

ആവശ്യത്തിലധികം സമയം എടുക്കുന്ന ഒരാൾ; പിന്നാക്കം നിൽക്കുന്ന ഒരാൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਡੌਡਲਰ

ਕੋਈ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਲੋੜ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਧ ਸਮਾਂ ਲੈਂਦਾ ਹੈ; ਕੋਈ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਪਿੱਛੇ ਰਹਿ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ڈاؤڈر

کوئی ایسا شخص جو ضرورت سے زیادہ وقت لیتا ہے؛ کوئی جو پیچھے رہ جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

懒人

🇯🇵Japanese

野郎

必要以上に時間をかける人。遅れている人

🇰🇷Korean

느림보

필요 이상으로 시간이 걸리는 사람; 뒤처지는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kẻ lười biếng

một người mất nhiều thời gian hơn mức cần thiết; ai đó tụt lại phía sau

🇹🇭Thai

คนเดินเตาะแตะ

คนที่ใช้เวลาเกินความจำเป็น คนที่ล้าหลัง

🇮🇩Indonesian

orang yg suka mengeluyur

seseorang yang membutuhkan waktu lebih lama dari yang diperlukan; seseorang yang tertinggal

🇲🇾Malay

penganggur

seseorang yang mengambil lebih banyak masa daripada yang diperlukan; seseorang yang ketinggalan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المتواني

شخص يأخذ وقتا أكثر من اللازم؛ شخص متخلف

🇮🇷Persian

پاجوش

کسی که بیشتر از زمان لازم وقت می گیرد. کسی که عقب افتاده

🇹🇷Turkish

aylak

gereğinden fazla zaman alan biri; geride kalan biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

דאדלר

מישהו שלוקח יותר זמן מהנדרש; מישהו שנשאר מאחור

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The primary meaning of 'dawdler' is 'someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind'.

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Using 'dawdler' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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