DALLY (dallied)
Dictionary entry overview: What does dally mean?
• DALLY (verb)
The verb DALLY has 4 senses:
1. behave carelessly or indifferently
2. waste time
3. talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
4. consider not very seriously
Familiarity information: DALLY used as a verb is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• DALLY (verb)
Meaning:
Behave carelessly or indifferently
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
dally; toy; flirt; play
Context example:
Play about with a young girl's affection
Hypernyms (to "dally" is one way to...):
act; move (perform an action, or work out or perform (an action))
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Waste time
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
dally; dawdle
Context example:
Get busy--don't dally!
Hypernyms (to "dally" is one way to...):
act; behave; do (behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
chat up; coquet; coquette; flirt; philander; mash; dally; butterfly; romance
Context examples:
The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries / My husband never flirts with other women
Hypernyms (to "dally" is one way to...):
speak; talk (exchange thoughts; talk with)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "dally"):
wanton (engage in amorous play)
vamp (act seductively with (someone))
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Sentence example:
Sam wants to dally with Sue
Meaning:
Consider not very seriously
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
trifle; dally; play
Context examples:
He is trifling with her / She plays with the thought of moving to Tasmania
Hypernyms (to "dally" is one way to...):
consider; deal; look at; take (take into consideration for exemplifying purposes)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s PP
Sentence example:
Sam wants to dally with Sue
