Synonyms for doddle
- verb
- noun
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Verb
1. Bludge — to spend time idly and unfruitfully; to waste time
dolly, waste time, diddle, lag, idle, hang around, take one's time, linger, hang about informal, piddle, delay, laze, dilly-dally, loiter, lollygag US, footle, goof off slang US, tarry dated, bludge slang AU
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Noun
Definitions
- v. 1
To spend time idly and unfruitfully; to waste time.
- n. 1
A job, task, or other activity that is easy to complete or simple.
Related words
- Other spellings
- daudle dawdle
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| doddle | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- lag1
- 4 letters
- fool1, idle2, laze
- 5 letters
- delay2, drone1, dolly2, tarry2
- 6 letters
- breeze1, linger2, diddle2, loiter2, piddle2, bludge, footle
- 7 letters
- dawdler
- 8 letters
- lollygag
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (idle2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- lambiner
- Deutsch
- trödeln
- Català
- fer el ronsa