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| creeping(verb, adjective, slow, slowing) | |
| idleness(noun, inactivity, lethargy, trifling, laziness) | |
| lagging(verb, adjective) | |
| leisurely(adjective, slow) | |
| loafing(noun, verb, delay, inactivity, lethargy) | |
| shilly-shallying(noun, uncertainty, wavering, indecision, vacillation) | |
| dilly-dallying(noun, verb, delay, uncertainty, inactivity) | |
| hesitating(verb, procrastinating) | |
| pokey(adjective, slow) | |
| poking(verb, adjective, slow, slowing) | |
| tarrying(noun, verb, check, delay, stay) | |
| unhurried(adjective, slow) | |
| dawdle | |
| lazing(noun, inactivity, lethargy, trifling, laziness) | |
| lolling | |
| measured(adjective, slow) | |
| procrastinating(verb, adjective, delay, late, trifling) | |
| stay(noun, verb, check, delay, wait) | |
| trudging(verb, adjective, slow, slowing) | |
| vacillating(verb, adjective, uncertain, shy, doubtful) |
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