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When work piles up because of dawdling, there's hell to pay.— Wangpei
He gave up dawdling, and fought it out briskly.— Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler
The only person seriously angry at the Prime Minister's "dawdling," was Mina Zabriska; and she had enjoyed no chance of telling him so.— Tristram of Blent An Episode in the Story of an Ancient House
Our style of farming is slovenly, dawdling, and stupid, and the waste, especially in manure, is immense.— Thoughts on Educational Topics and Institutions
She thought you were simply dawdling, and wanted Sir Samuel to arrange for you to drive down with the newly arrived German tourists.— The Motor Maid

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