(pass time idly)

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• trifle — trifler, n. /truy feuhl/, n., v., trifled, trifling. n. 1. an article or thing of very little value. 2. a matter, affair, or circumstance of trivial importance or significance. 3. a small, inconsiderable, or trifling sum of money. 4. a small… …   Universalium

• trifle — /ˈtraɪfəl / (say truyfuhl) noun 1. an article or thing of small value. 2. a matter of slight importance; a trivial or insignificant affair or circumstance. 3. a small, inconsiderable, or trifling sum of money. 4. a small quantity or amount of… …  

• doodle — doo•dle [[t]ˈdud l[/t]] v. dled, dling, n. 1) cv to draw or scribble idly 2) cv to engage in trifling activity 3) cv to play idly on a musical instrument 4) cv to produce by doodling 5) cv to pass (time) idly (often fol. by away) 6) a figure… …   From formal English to slang

• lounge — I. verb (lounged; lounging) Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1508 intransitive verb to act or move idly or lazily ; loaf Synonyms: see idle transitive verb to pass (time) idly II …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• drivel — v 1. drool, drip saliva, slaver, slobber, slabber; sputter, splutter; snivel, sniffle. 2. babble, gibber, Sl. gibber jabber, jargon; twaddle, Brit. twattle, blather, blether, Inf. blither, drool; talk nonsense, Inf. talk through one s hat; ramble …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• lounge — loungy, adj. /lownj/, v., lounged, lounging, n. v.i. 1. to pass time idly and indolently. 2. to rest or recline indolently; loll: We lounged in the sun all afternoon. 3. to go or move in a leisurely, indolent manner; saunter (usually fol. by… …   Universalium

• lounge — v 1. idle, pass time idly, trifle, potter, fiddle, piddle, Inf. fiddle faddle; dally, dilly dally, Inf. lallygag; daydream, shilly shally, procrastinate. 2. loll, Brit. Dial. lollop, rest, lie on; lie around, recline on, lean on, repose on;… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• lounge — /laʊndʒ / (say lownj) verb (i) (lounged, lounging) 1. to pass time idly and indolently. 2. to recline indolently; loll. 3. to move or go (about, along, off, etc.) in a leisurely, indolent manner. –noun 4. → lounge room. 5. a large room in a hotel …  

• while — 1. noun /ʍaɪl,waɪl/ A certain duration of time, a period of time. He lectured for quite a long while. 2. conjunction /ʍaɪl,waɪl/ a) During the same time that. He was sleeping while I was singing. b) although …   Wiktionary

• hang — I. verb (hung; also hanged; hanging) Etymology: partly from Middle English hon, from Old English hōn, verbt.; partly from Middle English hangen, from Old English hangian, verbi. & verbt.; both akin to Old High German hāhan, verbt., to hang,… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• kick — kickable, adj. kickless, adj. /kik/, v.t. 1. to strike with the foot or feet: to kick the ball; to kick someone in the shins. 2. to drive, force, make, etc., by or as if by kicks. 3. Football. to score (a field goal or a conversion) by place… …   Universalium