ме́шкать — meaning in English

English meaning

• dawdle verb To move slowly or take much longer than necessary, often because of a lack of urgency.
• hover verb To remain suspended in one place in the air.
• tarry verb (literary) To stay somewhere longer than planned, or to delay leaving.

Senses

ме́шкать is used for these senses in English:

• dawdle (transitive) Chiefly followed by away: to spend (time) without haste or purpose. [from late 18th c.]
• hover Sometimes followed by over: to hang around or linger in a place, especially in an uncertain manner.
• tarry (intransitive) To delay; to be late or tardy in beginning or doing anything.

hover — full definition

1. verb To remain suspended in one place in the air.
2. verb To linger near a place or person, especially anxiously or protectively.
3. verb To be uncertain or wavering between options.
4. verb To position a cursor over something on a screen without clicking.

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