dretch noun 2verb 3forms 3 noun2 •An idle wench; a slattern. •(dialect, UK) A person slow in the execution of a job; a dawdler. verb3 •(dialect, UK) To move slowly and heavily; dawdle; loiter. •(no longer used) To delay; linger; tarry. •(no longer used) To vex; grill; trouble; oppress. formsdretched · dretching · dretches