how to pronounce dally

/ˈdæl.i/

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dally is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of dally in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… um the book doesn't dilly dally because …”

meaning of dally

Dally means to delay or to waste time.

dally frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word dally occurs in english on average 0.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.