Words that rhyme with dally
Dally is a 2-syllable word with 74 perfect rhymes. The most popular rhymes are alley, ally, chalet. This word appears in songs across our database, making it a versatile choice for songwriters and poets.
Definition of dally
- verb
- behave carelessly or indifferently; "Play about with a young girl's affection"
- waste time; "Get busy--don't dally!"
- talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions; "The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; "My husband never flirts with other women"
2 syllables
- alley
- ally
- chalet
- folly
- rally
- smelly
- tally
- valley
- cali
- calais
- bally
- belly
- challis
- galley
- kali
- sally
- halle
- pally
- raleigh
- lally
- bralley
- graley
- stahley
- stahly
- straley
- mccalley
- mcgalley
- palais
- alli
- balli
- cally
- galli
- hally
- lalli
- mally
- nalley
- nally
- raley
- shali
- talley
- valli
- braley
- scally
- mcnalley
- mcnally
- hailey
- calley
- dalley
- lalley
- malley
- salley
- whalley
3 syllables
4 syllables
Examples of "dally" in lyrics
See how dally is used at the end of a line in songs:
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"Like, this, that, dilly, dally"
Black Moon — Buckshot's Freestyle Joint -
"I don't shuck and jive and I don't dilly dally"
k-os — Funky Country -
"Cali to Dally"
Monteloco f/ Lawrence Michaels — Drinkz Up
What do these rhymes mean?
- alley
- a narrow street with walls on both sides a lane down which a bowling ball is rolled toward pins
- ally
- a friendly nation an associate who provides cooperation or assistance
- chalet
- a Swiss house with a sloping roof and wide eaves or a house built in this style
- dillydally
- postpone doing what one should be doing; "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days"
- finale
- the closing section of a musical composition the temporal end; the concluding time
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Rhyming tips for songwriters
When using "dally" in your lyrics, consider mixing perfect rhymes with near rhymes (slant rhymes) for a more natural flow. Perfect rhymes like alley, ally, chalet create a satisfying resolution, while slant rhymes add variety and keep listeners engaged.
Since "dally" has 2 syllables, try matching it with words of similar length for a balanced meter. Multi-syllable rhymes often sound more sophisticated than single-syllable pairs.