dallying

/dˈæliɪŋ/ verb

present participle and gerund of dally

Word Origin Dally comes from Old Norse dvala 'to tarry, delay,' which goes back to a Proto-Germanic root meaning 'to lead astray, confuse.' So dallying is literally 'wandering off' from what you should be doing. It's related to dwell, which originally meant 'to delay, linger' before it came to mean 'live in a place.'

verb present participle and gerund of dally

She was dallying with the idea of starting her own business but hadn't made any concrete plans.

(动词) 嬉戏;玩耍;调情;磨蹭

她一直在犹豫是否要创业,但尚未制定任何具体计划。

(verbo) vacilando; jugueteando; coqueteando; tanteando; perdiendo el tiempo [gerundio y participio presente de dally]

Estaba *flirteando* con la idea de iniciar su propio negocio, pero no había hecho ningún plan concreto.

(verbe) flânant; badinant; musardant; traînant; lambinant [Participe présent et gérondif du verbe « to dally » (flâner, badiner, lambiner).]

Elle était dallying avec l'idée de lancer sa propre entreprise, mais sans avoir pris de plan concret.

(Verb) herumtrödeln; zaudern; sich mit etwas beschäftigen [Partizip Präsens und Gerundium des Verbs *dally*; das spielerische oder zögerliche Beschäftigen mit etwas, ohne konkrete Schritte zu unternehmen.]

Sie war mit dem Gedanken, ein eigenes Unternehmen zu gründen, am **dallying**, hatte aber noch keine konkreten Pläne gemacht.

(動詞) 「dally(ぐずぐずする、軽くもてあそぶ)」の現在分詞・動名詞。

彼女は自分でビジネスを始めるという考えを軽くもてあそんでいたが、具体的な計画は立てていなかった。

(verbo) enrolando; brincando; flertando; vadiando; tateando [particípio presente e gerúndio de dally (brincar, demorar-se)]

Ela estava brincando com a ideia de abrir seu próprio negócio, mas não havia feito nenhum plano concreto.

Word parts: dally + ing

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