Get to know Dally better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like play or flirt.
Dally meaning
- To waste time in trivial activities, or in idleness; to trifle.
- To caress, especially of a sexual nature; to fondle or pet
- To delay unnecessarily; to while away.
Synonyms of Dally
Using Dally
- The main meaning on this page is: To waste time in trivial activities, or in idleness; to trifle. | To caress, especially of a sexual nature; to fondle or pet | To delay unnecessarily; to while away.
- Useful related words include: play, flirt, act, philander.
- In the example corpus, dally often appears in combinations such as: the dally, dally player, dilly dally.
Context around Dally
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 10 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 1 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Dally
- In this selection, "dally" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, dilly, con, triska, shut, pals and long stand out and add context to how "dally" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include dally even has and dally said he. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "dally" sits close to words such as abbe, abdollahian and abergavenny, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with dally
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
What would June Dally-Watkins think? (6 words)
Buderus then won the Dally M Player of the Year in 2004. (12 words)
Jack Wighton is the Dally M medallist, I know where I stand. (12 words)
Born in Rochester, New York, Forster, a member of Triple Nine Society, graduated from the University of Rochester and then moved to New York City, where he was quickly cast in the Broadway production Mrs. Dally Has a Lover, opposite Arlene Francis. (42 words)
A late shot from Felise Kaufusi left the 2023 Dally M Player of the Year clutching at his right shoulder midway through the second period, but he finished the match after being cleared by a trainer. (36 words)
Turns out former Panther Frank Puletua, who is in charge of the Dally M Awards at the NRL, incorrectly provided information that suggested Cleary would be stripped of six points for his two game suspension. (35 words)
What would June Dally-Watkins think? (6 words)
The boisterous breed loved splashing about and meeting up with their Dally-pals! (13 words)
Example sentences (20)
Buderus then won the Dally M Player of the Year in 2004.
Communicate about the goals for reaching the location and how much temporal padding to have; enough so that you can dally, but not so much that you stress out your co-pilots.
She has reimagined the Greasers as a multiracial gang and cast several key roles with actors of color, in particular the ex-con Dally, the gang’s most charismatic but volatile member.
Some players are in line to win Academy Awards for “acting” at this year’s Dally Ms and it needs to be stamped out.
The cities haven't traditionally been major resettlement hubs, but now "there's a strong likelihood" the workers' families will join them, adding to the economy and schools, Triska-Dally said.
A late shot from Felise Kaufusi left the 2023 Dally M Player of the Year clutching at his right shoulder midway through the second period, but he finished the match after being cleared by a trainer.
Dally even has a song that acronymizes G-R-E-A-S-E.
Dilly Dally shut up shop for seven weeks at the end of 2022 to add Bar Loiter out the back of the venue, which was also accessible via Rowland Street.
Media outlets in general should do better — report the facts, and don’t dally around them to fit a specified agenda.
The boisterous breed loved splashing about and meeting up with their Dally-pals!
When people rushed to see for themselves, they were disappointed: whatever it was did not dally long.
Dally said he called the police around 6:30 p.m. and that an officer spoke with Rosenbaum, who admitted there was a confrontation but denied throwing rocks.
Ian Dally, another former parent, also suggested the school governing body step down.
Jack Wighton is the Dally M medallist, I know where I stand.
The following night, Dally and Brown again went on a walk at a nearby park and once home, he escorted her to her condo.
Turns out former Panther Frank Puletua, who is in charge of the Dally M Awards at the NRL, incorrectly provided information that suggested Cleary would be stripped of six points for his two game suspension.
Two men have been charged over an alleged betting sting at the NRL's 2019 Dally M Awards, following raids on two homes and a business in Sydney's eastern suburbs.
What would June Dally-Watkins think?
Born in Rochester, New York, Forster, a member of Triple Nine Society, graduated from the University of Rochester and then moved to New York City, where he was quickly cast in the Broadway production Mrs. Dally Has a Lover, opposite Arlene Francis.
Dilly Dally consist of Katie Monks (singer/guitarist), Liz Ball (guitar), Jimmy Tony (bass), and Benjamin Reinhartz (drums).
Common combinations with dally
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: