idling Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun having no employment
    idleness; loafing.
  2. verb run disconnected or idle
    idle; tick over.
    • the engine is idling
  3. verb be idle; exist in a changeless situation
    idle; stagnate; slug; laze.
    • The old man sat and stagnated on his porch
    • He slugged in bed all morning

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