dawdle
Definitions
Verb
- Take one's time; proceed slowly
- Waste time
- Hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "dawdle".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | double | 2 | 56 |
| 2 | devil | 2 | 25 |
| 3 | edible | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | audible | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | docile | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | oedipal | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | duffel | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | o'donnell | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | darrell | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | dazzle | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | diesel | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | doble | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | adabelle | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | admiral | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | dabble | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | dagle | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | daigle | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | dalal | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | darrel | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | darryl | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | daryl | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | dashel | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | dashell | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | deibel | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | deikel | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | dekle | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | demel | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | dermal | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | deryle | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | deubel | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | deuschle | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | devoll | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | dibble | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | dible | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | diboll | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | dickel | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | diebel | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | diegel | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | dietel | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | diggle | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | dippel | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | dipple | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | divall | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | dogle | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | doodle | 2 | 0 |
| 46 | dougal | 2 | 0 |
| 47 | dougall | 2 | 0 |
| 48 | dougl | 2 | 0 |
| 49 | dowdall | 2 | 0 |
| 50 | dowdell | 2 | 0 |
| 51 | dowdle | 2 | 0 |
| 52 | ducal | 2 | 0 |
| 53 | duffell | 2 | 0 |
| 54 | dugal | 2 | 0 |
| 55 | dunnell | 2 | 0 |
| 56 | durnell | 2 | 0 |
| 57 | durnil | 2 | 0 |
| 58 | durrell | 2 | 0 |
| 59 | edival | 3 | 0 |
| 60 | o'donnel | 3 | 0 |
| 61 | odonnel | 3 | 0 |
| 62 | odonnell | 3 | 0 |
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "dawdle".
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Words that contain the same consonants as the term "dawdle".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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| 1 | dowdle | 2 | 0 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 3
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 62
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 1
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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