drag one's feet

Verb

Meaning

postpone doing what one should be doing

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Synonyms

swan dally waffle tootle dawdle lag stall linger filibuster loiter procrastinate haver dilly-dally temporize beat around the bush
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Antonyms

reed mercury hare charleston regatta scud
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Hypernyms

delay

Hyponyms

procrastinate

Examples

He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

drag line drag off drag on drag one's heels drag oneself drag oneself along