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dawdling

How many syllables in dawdling?

  2 syllables

Divide dawdling into syllables:   daw-dling
How to say dawdling:

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Synonyms for dawdling


1 syllable
  • slow
    2 syllables
    • precise
    3 syllables
    4 syllables
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