stall vs dilly-dally

dilly-dally vs stall

stall is a noun but dilly-dally is not a noun.

stall and dilly-dally both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
stall	Yes	No	Yes	No
dilly-dally	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, stall and dilly-dally are synonyms defined as:

stall and dilly-dally: postpone doing what one should be doing

Other synonyms of stall include dillydally, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, procrastinate, shillyshally.

stall (noun)	dilly-dally (noun)
a tactic used to mislead or delay
small area set off by walls for special use
a booth where articles are displayed for sale
small individual study area in a library
a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed
seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater
a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge

stall (verb)	dilly-dally (verb)
deliberately delay an event or action	postpone doing what one should be doing
come to a stop
cause an engine to stop
cause an airplane to go into a stall
experience a stall in flight, of airplanes
put into, or keep in, a stall
postpone doing what one should be doing

Difference between stall and dilly-dally

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