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Verb dawdle has 3 senses
  1. linger, dawdle - take one's time; proceed slowly
    --1 is one way to move
    Derived form: noun dawdler1
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s
  2. dally, dawdle - waste time; "Get busy--don't dally!"
    --2 is one way to act, behave, do
    Derived forms: noun dawdler1, noun dawdling1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s
  3. lag, dawdle, fall back, fall behind - hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
    --3 is one way to follow
    Derived form: noun dawdler1
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s
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