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How to pronounce “dally”
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Pronunciation guide for dally
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of dally with real speech in context.
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- 2 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Sunni Brown: Doodlers, unite! 5 minutes, 51 seconds
to dilly dally, to monkey around,
- Definition summary
- To waste time in trivial activities, or in idleness; to trifle.
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How to pronounce dally
Sunni Brown: Doodlers, unite! 5 minutes, 51 seconds

to dilly dally, to monkey around,
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “dally”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- To waste time in trivial activities, or in idleness; to trifle.
- (ambitransitive) To caress, especially of a sexual nature; to fondle or pet
- To delay unnecessarily; to while away.
- [Noun]
- Several wraps of rope around the saddle horn, used to stop animals in roping.
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