dally meaning and definition

DALLY verb

Definition of dally (verb)

1. behave carelessly or indifferently
   • "Play about with a young girl's affection"
   • synonyms: flirt, play, toy
2. waste time
   • "Get busy--don't dally!"
   • synonyms: dawdle
3. talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
   • "The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; "My husband never flirts with other women"
   • synonyms: butterfly, chat up, coquet, coquette, flirt, mash, philander, romance
4. consider not very seriously
   • "He is trifling with her"; "She plays with the thought of moving to Tasmania"
   • synonyms: play, trifle