dally, v.
(dallied, dallies, dallying)
(dallied, dallies, dallying)
consider not very seriously
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dally play trifle
sample sentences
"He is trifling with her""She plays with the thought of moving to Tasmania"
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talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
butterfly chat up coquet coquette dally flirt mash philander romance
sample sentences
"The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries""My husband never flirts with other women"
verb frames
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Sam wants to %s with Sue
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Somebody ----s PP
Sam cannot %s Sue
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Sam wants to %s with Sue
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waste time
<verb.motion>
dally dawdle
sample sentences
"Get busy--don't dally!"verb frames
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hypernym
behave carelessly or indifferently
<verb.social>
dally flirt play toy
sample sentences
"Play about with a young girl's affection"verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s PP
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