atermoyer

Definitions of atermoyer
  1. verb
    to lag or linger behind
    synonyms: demeurer en arrière, traîner
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    type of:
    rester en arrière, se faire distancer, être à la traîne
    hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
  2. verb
    be about
    synonyms: flâner, traîner
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    type of:
    être
    have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
  3. verb
    postpone doing what one should be doing
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    type of:
    remettre, retarder
    act later than planned, scheduled, or required
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