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Contexts ▼▲ Verb Present participle for to move or proceed very slowly Present participle for to move very slowly (towards something) (literally or figuratively) Present participle for to move or proceed with a given movement or momentum Present participle for to walk or move slowly or wearily Present participle for to waste time through aimless wandering or indecision Adjective Moving at a notably slow speed … more ▼ ▲ Verb ▲ Present participle for to move or proceed very slowly crawling dragging on passing slowly plodding on carrying on creeping along going on hanging heavy limping along wearing on going on and on keeping going keeping on going on too long dawdling dallying lingering loitering delaying creeping tarrying dillydallying poking diddling moping plodding lollygagging lallygagging lagging limping inching trailing dragging straggling slouching shuffling lagging behind shilly-shallying trailing behind hanging back slowing down dithering idling faltering staggering sauntering staying tailing trudging falling behind dropping getting no place fast falling back dropping behind dragging your feet slowing up putting off dragging behind inching along dilly-dallying bringing up the rear falling off nosing snailing oozing draggling advancing slowly creaking along appearing to pass slowly going slowly becoming tedious more ❯ Verb ▲ Present participle for to move very slowly (towards something) nosing crawling creeping plodding limping inching dragging snailing edging poking pushing sliding slipping easing nudging steering maneuveringUS manoeuvringUK moving oozing shoving slouching squeezing easing forward creaking along guiding slinking worming advancing stealthily advancing slowly worming your way picking your way easing oneself inducing working removing pushing gently sidling drawing out righting tiptoeing stealing slipping past slipping by handling moving carefully extricating more ❯ Verb ▲ (literally or figuratively) Present participle for to move or proceed with a given movement or momentum drifting coasting floating flowing gliding sailing sliding slipping bobbing meandering rolling bowling breezing brushing cruising gravitating sweeping whisking streaming flitting flittering fluttering moving gently going with the tide going with the flow going with the current Verb ▲ Present participle for to walk or move slowly or wearily trailing trudging plodding ambling dawdling drifting hobbling limping meandering staggering straggling wandering crawling shuffling rambling sauntering slouching traipsing roaming roving dragging oneself walking slowly dragging along dragging your feet getting no place fast strolling mooching moseying loitering tootling bimbling maundering floating coasting toddling pootling puttering swanning moving at a snail's pace going slowly loitering along moping dallying lingering strolling along dilly-dallying taking it easy taking a stroll pottering ranging hiking gallivanting peregrinating walking tramping straying cruising stravaiging galavanting prowling batting trekking jaunting knocking about rolling gadding about kicking around gadding circumnutating hopscotching circumambulating milling around milling about following one's nose mooching around globe-trotting knocking around milling round going walkabout walking the tracks perambulating promenading tromping sashaying taking a walk taking the air going for a walk idling getting some air getting some exercise stretching your legs vagabonding circumlocuting poking along divagating loafing going aimlessly deviating moving aimlessly going off at a tangent getting sidetracked wandering aimlessly getting off the point bumming bumming around stooging trolling swinging taking a turn making your way making one's way going for a constitutional lagging tailing dangling drooping erring scrambling percolating ankling straddling sagging boogying boogieing falling behind trailing behind hoofing it dropping behind walking casually bringing up the rear poking around strining out hanging down lagging behind more ❯ Verb ▲ Present participle for to waste time through aimless wandering or indecision dilly-dallying dallying stalling dawdling delaying dithering procrastinating temporisingUK temporizingUS trifling faltering hesitating pottering fluctuating havering swithering tarrying vacillating lingering loitering shilly-shallying killing time marking time wasting time whiling away time hemming and hawing humming and hawing blowing hot and cold dragging your heels playing a waiting game pussyfooting around Adjective ▲ Moving at a notably slow speed creeping slow sluggish unhurried tardy crawling laggard dilatory dawdling lagging leisurely languid snaillike dallying dillydallying dragging pokey poking poky inching shuffling snail-paced barely moving on hands and knees measured slow-moving deliberate loitering slothful slack plodding leaden easy lackadaisical lethargic slow-going delaying listless ponderous idle indolent procrastinating phlegmatic passive slow-paced moderate torpid stagnant tortoiselike postponing drowsy dreamy supine apathetic inert gradual inactive sleepy heavy lazy unrushed slow-footed unhasty lingering snail-like relaxed sedate gentle steady comfortable lax undemanding sluggardly lollygagging behindhand casual tortoise-like late draggy laboredUS labouredUK painstaking patient leaden-footed foot-dragging slow as molasses laggy slow and steady imperceptible remiss unpunctual tarrying flagging behind languorous trailing restful free relaxing effortless delayed slackened laid-back easy-going depressed flat stagnating falling behind moribund quiet dying static declining dull dead dormant slow-growing more ❯ Find more words! 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