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Definitions

lollygag

[lol-ee-gag] / ˈlɒl iˌgæg /
VERB
crawl
Synonyms
STRONGEST
clamber creep drag inch plod poke slide slither squirm wriggle
STRONG
grovel lag scrabble worm writhe
WEAK
drag oneself along go on all fours go on belly hang back loiter along move at snail's pace move on hands and knees pull oneself along
Antonyms
STRONGEST
run rush
VERB
dally
Synonyms
STRONG
boondoggle drag idle lag linger loiter procrastinate putter tarry trail
WEAK
fool around fool with fritter away hang about horse around jerk off play around play games with put off trifle with waste time while away
Antonyms
STRONG
complete finish go hurry leave rush
WEAK
hasten push
VERB
goof off
Synonyms
WEAK
bum around coast diddle dog it doodle drag one's feet featherbed fiddle around fluff off fool around hang around hang out horse around mess around monkey around putz around screw off shirk slack take it easy
VERB
trifle
Synonyms
STRONG
coquet dabble dally dawdle dilly-dally doodle fidget flirt fool fritter idle loiter lounge misuse monkey palter philander play potter putter squander toy twiddle wanton waste
WEAK
amuse oneself be insincere fool around fool with fribble futz around horse around indulge in lead on mess with monkey with play games with play with string along use up waste time wink at
Antonyms
STRONG
hasten hoard hurry push rush save work
VERB
waste time
Synonyms
WEAK
burn daylight dally dawdle delay dillydally fiddle about fritter away time goof off kill time linger loiter lose time pass the time piddle procrastinate shilly-shally take one's own sweet time take one's time tarry while away the time

Example Sentences

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This is not a thing that can lollygag along.

From Slate • Dec. 26, 2023

Yet we still go larking lightly into these wars and lollygag as we leave them.

From Washington Post • Aug. 17, 2021

Inside the park, they lollygag in meadows along the main road, coexisting easily with the tourists.

From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 19, 2016

They were under strict orders from their mother to run – not lollygag or walk or jog, but run – directly home after hitting the road’s curve.

From The Guardian • Jan. 3, 2016

Marita went on: I leave school at five p.m., and if I don’t lollygag around, then I will get home around five-thirty.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell

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