treuzelen — meaning in English

English meaning

• dither verb To tremble, shake, or shiver.
• linger verb To stay in a place longer than necessary, often reluctant to leave.
• lollygag verb To dawdle; to be lazy or idle; to avoid necessary work or effort.
• pussyfoot verb To move silently, stealthily, or furtively.
• sag verb To sink or bend downward in the middle from weight or pressure.
• slack adj Loose; not pulled tight.
• tarry verb (literary) To stay somewhere longer than planned, or to delay leaving.

Senses

treuzelen is used for these senses in English:

• dither (figurative) To be uncertain or unable to make a decision; to vacillate, hesitate, or delay.
• linger (intransitive) To stay or remain in a place or situation, especially as if unwilling to depart or not easily able to do so.
• lollygag (US) To dawdle; to be lazy or idle; to avoid necessary work or effort.
• pussyfoot (intransitive) To act timidly or cautiously.
• sag To loiter in walking; to idle along; to drag or droop heavily.
• slack (obsolete) To mitigate; to reduce the strength of.
• tarry (intransitive) To delay; to be late or tardy in beginning or doing anything.

dither — full definition

1. verb To tremble, shake, or shiver.
2. verb To be uncertain or unable to make a decision; to vacillate, hesitate, or delay.
3. verb To do something nervously.
4. verb To apply an algorithm to digital data to minimize the effects of quantization:

linger — full definition

1. verb To stay in a place longer than necessary, often reluctant to leave.
2. verb To continue to exist or persist for longer than expected, especially before fading away.

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