2
drag one's heels
2
be insincere(verb, play, abuse, waste, trick)
2
fidget(verb, play, abuse, waste, trick)
2
fool around(expression, play, delay, abuse, waste)
2
fool with(expression, play, abuse, waste, trick)
2
fribble(verb, play, abuse, waste, trick)
2
futz around(expression, play, abuse, waste, trick)
2
hang back(verb, expression, hesitate, waver)
2
haver
2
hem and haw(verb, expression, idiom, delay, waste)
2
horse around(verb, expression, play, abuse, waste)
2
idle(verb, play, delay, abuse, waste)
2
indulge in(expression, play, abuse, waste, trick)
2
lollygag(verb, play, abuse, waste, trick)
2
lounge(verb, play, delay, abuse, waste)
2
meander(verb, delay, waste, wander, dawdle)
2
monkey(verb, consider, play, abuse, waste)
2
monkey with(expression, play, abuse, waste, trick)
2
mosey(verb, delay, waste, idle, loiter)
2
palter(verb, play, abuse, waste, trick)
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