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dilly-dally meaning in Tamil

தடுமாறு

/ˈdɪliˌdæli/

dilly-dally in Tamil: தடுமாறு, தயங்கு, நேரத்தை வீணாக்கு, மனம் ஊசலாடு. In English, dilly-dally means to dawdle; to waste time; to procrastinate.

Tamil words for dilly-dally

தடுமாறு, தயங்கு, நேரத்தை வீணாக்கு, மனம் ஊசலாடு

English meaning of dilly-dally

  1. verb To dawdle; to waste time; to procrastinate.

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What is the meaning of dilly-dally in Tamil?
Dilly-dally in Tamil is தடுமாறு, தயங்கு, நேரத்தை வீணாக்கு, மனம் ஊசலாடு.
dilly-dally என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Dilly-dally: தடுமாறு, தயங்கு, நேரத்தை வீணாக்கு, மனம் ஊசலாடு.
What does dilly-dally mean in English?
Dilly-dally means to dawdle; to waste time; to procrastinate.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: dilly-dally (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: dilly-dally (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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