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Detailed Translations for dawdling from English to German

dawdling:

dawdling [the ~] noun

  1. the dawdling (loitering; lingering; dithering)
    die Zauderei; Gezauder

Translation Matrix for dawdling:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
Gezauder dawdling; dithering; lingering; loitering
Zauderei dawdling; dithering; lingering; loitering
arbeitsscheu work-shy
- dalliance; trifling
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
nachlässig untidy
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- dilatory; lousy; messy; mucky; slow; verminous
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
arbeitsscheu dawdling; dragging; drooping; inactive; indolent; inert; languid; lazy; limp; lingering; listless; passive; shuffling; slow; slow of understanding; sluggish; tardy bearing no interests; idle; lazy; slack; slow; workshy
denkfaul dawdling; dragging; drooping; inactive; indolent; inert; languid; lazy; limp; lingering; listless; passive; shuffling; slow; slow of understanding; sluggish; tardy empty-headed
faul dawdling; dragging; drooping; inactive; indolent; inert; languid; lazy; limp; lingering; listless; passive; shuffling; slow; slow of understanding; sluggish; tardy banal; bearing no interests; below the belt; churlish; coarse; corrupt; degenerate; depraved; dirty; disgusting; dowdy; filthy; gross; grubby; gruesome; heinous; idle; indistinct; indolent; loathsome; nasty; obscure; perverted; putrefied; putrid; rancid; repugnant; repulsive; revolting; rotten; shabby; shoddy; sickening; sloppy; slovenly; sordid; spongy; trite; trivial; unclear; unmannerly; unsavory; unsavoury; vague; vapid; vulgar; woolly; wooly
flau dawdling; dragging; drooping; inactive; indolent; inert; languid; lazy; limp; lingering; listless; passive; shuffling; slow; slow of understanding; sluggish; tardy abject; abstemious; bland; blurred; clumsy; cowardly; craven; cringing; delicate; dim; doltish; drab; dull; faint; flat; fragile; frail; gawky; grey; hazy; mat; misty; not very good; owlish; poor; ragged; ramshackle; rickety; saltless; stiff; tasteless; tender; unclear; undefinable; uneasy; unhandy; unsavory; unsavoury; vague; vulnerable; wobbly; wonky; wooden
freudlos dawdling; dragging; drooping; inactive; indolent; inert; languid; lazy; limp; lingering; listless; passive; shuffling; slow; slow of understanding; sluggish; tardy appalling; cheerless; crying shame; crying to heaven; disgraceful; drained; gloomy; joyless; languid; listless; moody; outrageous; pensive; rank; sad; shocking; somber; sombre; triste; washed out; wistful
langsam dawdling; dilatory; dragging; drooping; hesitating; inactive; indolent; inert; languid; lazy; limp; lingering; listless; passive; shuffling; slow; slow of understanding; sluggish; tardy; wavering easy; languid; lazy; listless; slow; sluggish; steady; tardy
lustlos dawdling; dragging; drooping; inactive; indolent; inert; languid; lazy; limp; lingering; listless; passive; shuffling; slow; slow of understanding; sluggish; tardy abstemious; clumsy; doltish; drained; faint; feeble; frail; gawky; languid; lifeless; limp; listless; no energy; not very good; owlish; pale; poor; sick; stiff; uneasy; unhandy; wan; washed out; washed-out; weak; wooden
lässig dawdling; dragging; drooping; inactive; indolent; inert; languid; lazy; limp; lingering; listless; passive; shuffling; slow; slow of understanding; sluggish; tardy inattentive; negligent
matt dawdling; dragging; drooping; inactive; indolent; inert; languid; lazy; limp; lingering; listless; passive; shuffling; slow; slow of understanding; sluggish; tardy bland; dim; drained; dull; dully; dusted; faded; faint; feeble; flat; frail; frosted; languid; languishing; lingering; listless; lurid; mat; matt; matted; misty; pale; powdered; ragged; ramshackle; rickety; sallow; sick; sickly; wan; washed out; weak; wobbly; wonky
müde dawdling; dragging; drooping; inactive; indolent; inert; languid; lazy; limp; lingering; listless; passive; shuffling; slow; slow of understanding; sluggish; tardy
nachlässig dawdling; dragging; drooping; inactive; indolent; inert; languid; lazy; limp; lingering; listless; passive; shuffling; slow; slow of understanding; sluggish; tardy carefree; careless; disorderly; disorganised; disorganized; easy; grubby; inattentive; light-spirited; lighthearted; messy; negligent; shoddy; sloppy; slovenly; slutty; tarty; unconcerned
schlapp dawdling; dragging; drooping; inactive; indolent; inert; languid; lazy; limp; lingering; listless; passive; shuffling; slow; slow of understanding; sluggish; tardy abstemious; clumsy; doltish; drained; dull; effete; faint; feeble; flabby; fragile; frail; gawky; helpless; impotent; languid; lifeless; limp; listless; no energy; not very good; owlish; pale; poor; pouchy; powerless; ragged; ramshackle; rickety; sick; stiff; tasteless; uneasy; unhandy; unsavory; unsavoury; wan; washed out; washed-out; weak; wobbly; wonky; wooden
schleppend dawdling; dilatory; dragging; drooping; hesitating; inactive; indolent; inert; languid; lazy; limp; lingering; listless; passive; shuffling; slow; slow of understanding; sluggish; tardy; wavering shuffling
schwerfällig dawdling; dragging; drooping; inactive; indolent; inert; languid; lazy; limp; lingering; listless; passive; shuffling; slow; slow of understanding; sluggish; tardy abstemious; arrogant; boorish; broad; clumsy; detailed; doltish; easy-going; elaborate; exhaustive; expansive; extensive; gawky; ill-bred; impudent; in detail; indolent; insolent; languid; lazy; listless; not very good; overbearing; owlish; poor; presumptuous; rigid; rude; rustic; shameless; slow; slow of comprehension; sluggish; stiff; tardy; uncivilised; uncivilized; uneasy; uneducated; unhandy; unmannerly; wide; widespread; wooden
schwül dawdling; dragging; drooping; inactive; indolent; inert; languid; lazy; limp; lingering; listless; passive; shuffling; slow; slow of understanding; sluggish; tardy erotic; erotical; sensual; sweltering; titillating
teilnahmslos dawdling; dragging; drooping; inactive; indolent; inert; languid; lazy; limp; lingering; listless; passive; shuffling; slow; slow of understanding; sluggish; tardy dry-eyed; groundless; impassive; indifferent; regardless; unaffected; unfounded; unmoved; unperturbed; untouched
träge dawdling; dilatory; dragging; drooping; hesitating; inactive; indolent; inert; languid; lazy; limp; lingering; listless; passive; shuffling; slow; slow of understanding; sluggish; tardy; wavering crippled; drained; easy-going; indolent; lame; languid; lax; lazy; listless; slow; sluggish; supine; tardy; washed out
trödelig dawdling; dilatory; dragging; drooping; hesitating; inactive; indolent; inert; languid; lazy; limp; lingering; listless; passive; shuffling; slow; slow of understanding; sluggish; tardy; wavering
unentschlossen dawdling; dilatory; dragging; hesitating; lingering; slow; wavering dilatory; double-minded; hesitating; hesitatingly; inconstant; indecisive; reluctantly; undecided; undetermined; unresolved; unsettled; unstable; unsteady; vacillating; wavering
unschlüssig dawdling; dilatory; dragging; hesitating; lingering; slow; wavering dilatory; double-minded; hesitating; hesitatingly; indecisive; reluctantly; undecided; undetermined; unresolved; unsettled; vacillating; wavering
zauderhaft dawdling; dilatory; dragging; hesitating; lingering; slow; wavering
zögernd dawdling; dilatory; dragging; hesitating; lingering; slow; wavering hesitant; reluctantly; unwillingly; wavering; with a bad grace

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Synonyms for "dawdling":


Related Definitions for "dawdling":

  1. the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working1

dawdling form of dawdle:

to dawdle verb (dawdles, dawdled, dawdling)

  1. to dawdle (delay; procrastinate; linger; )
    zügern; zweifeln; zaudern
    • zügern verb
    • zweifeln verb (zweifele, zweifelst, zweifelt, zweifelte, zweifeltet, gezweifelt)
    • zaudern verb (zaudere, zauderst, zaudert, zauderte, zaudertet, gezaudert)
  2. to dawdle (linger; tarry; loiter; waffle)
    trödeln; faulenzen; zögern; verzögern
    • trödeln verb (trödele, trödelst, trödelt, trödelte, trödeltet, getrödelt)
    • faulenzen verb (faulenze, faulenzt, faulenzte, faulenztet, gefaulenzt)
    • zögern verb (zögere, zögerst, zögert, zögerte, zögertet, gezögert)
    • verzögern verb (verzögere, verzögerst, verzögert, verzögerte, verzögertet, verzögert)

Conjugations for dawdle:

present
  1. dawdle
  2. dawdle
  3. dawdles
  4. dawdle
  5. dawdle
  6. dawdle
simple past
  1. dawdled
  2. dawdled
  3. dawdled
  4. dawdled
  5. dawdled
  6. dawdled
present perfect
  1. have dawdled
  2. have dawdled
  3. has dawdled
  4. have dawdled
  5. have dawdled
  6. have dawdled
past continuous
  1. was dawdling
  2. were dawdling
  3. was dawdling
  4. were dawdling
  5. were dawdling
  6. were dawdling
future
  1. shall dawdle
  2. will dawdle
  3. will dawdle
  4. shall dawdle
  5. will dawdle
  6. will dawdle
continuous present
  1. am dawdling
  2. are dawdling
  3. is dawdling
  4. are dawdling
  5. are dawdling
  6. are dawdling
subjunctive
  1. be dawdled
  2. be dawdled
  3. be dawdled
  4. be dawdled
  5. be dawdled
  6. be dawdled
diverse
  1. dawdle!
  2. let's dawdle!
  3. dawdled
  4. dawdling
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for dawdle:

VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
faulenzen dawdle; linger; loiter; tarry; waffle
trödeln dawdle; linger; loiter; tarry; waffle be a pain in the neck; drizzle; idle; keep on; lounge; lounge about; lounge around; nag; pace; parade; plod; rain; saunter; sit around; stroll; trudge
verzögern dawdle; linger; loiter; tarry; waffle brood over; defer; delay; deter; doubt; drag out; hesitate; linger; retard; slacken; slow down; stop; tarry; temporise; temporize; waver
zaudern dawdle; delay; linger; procrastinate; put off; retard; saunter; tarry brood over; defer; delay; deter; doubt; drag out; hesitate; linger; retard; slacken; slow down; tarry; temporise; temporize; waver
zweifeln dawdle; delay; linger; procrastinate; put off; retard; saunter; tarry be doubtful; be indecised; brood over; defer; delay; deter; doubt; hesitate; linger; procrastinate; put off; question; tarry; vacillate; waver
zögern dawdle; linger; loiter; tarry; waffle be indecised; brood over; defer; delay; deter; doubt; drag out; hang about; hang around; hesitate; linger; procrastinate; put off; question; retard; slacken; slow down; stay; stay the same; tarry; temporise; temporize; vacillate; waver
zügern dawdle; delay; linger; procrastinate; put off; retard; saunter; tarry
- dally; fall back; fall behind; lag; linger
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
zögern dilatory; hesitating; hesitatingly; reluctantly; wavering

Related Words for "dawdle":


Synonyms for "dawdle":


Antonyms for "dawdle":


Related Definitions for "dawdle":

  1. hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.1
  2. waste time1
  3. take one's time; proceed slowly1

Wiktionary Translations for dawdle:

dawdle
verb
  1. to spend time idly and unfruitfully, to waste time
  2. to move or walk lackadaisically
dawdle
verb
  1. norddeutsch, salopp: etwas sehr langsam tun
  2. eine Handlung sehr langsam ausführen, so dass sie sich unnötig in die Länge zieht; Zeit verschwenden