Spend+idly

  • 41Loiter — Loi ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Loitered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Loitering}.] [D. leuteren to delay, loiter; cf; Prov. G. lottern to be louse, lotter louse, slack, unsettled, vagrant, OHG. lotar.] 1. To be slow in moving; to delay; to linger; to be… …

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  • 42Loitered — Loiter Loi ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Loitered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Loitering}.] [D. leuteren to delay, loiter; cf; Prov. G. lottern to be louse, lotter louse, slack, unsettled, vagrant, OHG. lotar.] 1. To be slow in moving; to delay; to linger; to… …

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  • 43Loitering — Loiter Loi ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Loitered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Loitering}.] [D. leuteren to delay, loiter; cf; Prov. G. lottern to be louse, lotter louse, slack, unsettled, vagrant, OHG. lotar.] 1. To be slow in moving; to delay; to linger; to… …

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  • 44Lounge — (lounj), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lounged} (lounjd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lounging} (loun j[i^]ng).] [OE. lungis a tall, slow, awkward fellow, OF. longis, longin, said to be fr. Longinus, the name of the centurion who pierced the body of Christ, but with …

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  • 45Lounged — Lounge Lounge (lounj), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lounged} (lounjd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lounging} (loun j[i^]ng).] [OE. lungis a tall, slow, awkward fellow, OF. longis, longin, said to be fr. Longinus, the name of the centurion who pierced the body of… …

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  • 46Lounging — Lounge Lounge (lounj), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lounged} (lounjd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lounging} (loun j[i^]ng).] [OE. lungis a tall, slow, awkward fellow, OF. longis, longin, said to be fr. Longinus, the name of the centurion who pierced the body of… …

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  • 47fool around — intransitive verb Date: 1837 1. to spend time idly, aimlessly, or frivolously 2. to engage in casual sexual activity …

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  • 48twiddle one's thumbs — phrasal to spend time idly ; do nothing …

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  • 49veg out — intransitive verb (vegged out; vegging out) Etymology: short for vegetate Date: 1980 to spend time idly or passively …

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  • 50goof — I. noun Etymology: probably alteration of English dialect goff simpleton Date: 1915 1. a silly or stupid person 2. blunder II. verb Date: 1932 intransitive verb 1 …

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