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trail vs dawdle

dawdle vs trail

trail is a noun but dawdle is not a noun.

trail and dawdle both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
trail Yes No Yes No
dawdle No No Yes No
As verbs, dawdle is a hypernym of trail; that is, dawdle is a word with a broader meaning than trail:
  • trail: to lag or linger behind
  • dawdle: hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
Other hypernyms of trail include fall back, fall behind, lag.
trail (noun) dawdle (noun)
a path or track roughly blazed through wild or hilly country
evidence pointing to a possible solution
a track or mark left by something that has passed
trail (verb) dawdle (verb)
drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground take one's time; proceed slowly
hang down so as to drag along the ground hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
go after with the intent to catch waste time
move, proceed, or walk draggingly or slowly
to lag or linger behind
Difference between trail and dawdle

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