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Grammar : Verb
Spell : ahyd-l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈaɪd l



Definition of idled

Origin :
  • Old English idel "empty, void; vain; worthless, useless; not employed," common West Germanic (cf. Old Saxon idal, Old Frisian idel "empty, worthless," Old Dutch idil, Old High German ital, German eitel "vain, useless, mere, pure"), of unknown origin. Idle threats preserves original sense; meaning "lazy" is c.1300.
  • As in lag : verb move slowly; delay
  • As in linger : verb loiter, delay
  • As in loaf : verb be idle, lazy
  • As in loiter : verb hang around; stroll
  • As in loll : verb lay sprawled
  • As in lounge : verb lie about, waste time
  • As in moon : verb dream about; desire
  • As in mope : verb pout, be dejected
  • As in poke : verb move along slowly
  • As in rest : verb be calm; sleep
  • As in slack/slacken : verb do little or nothing; loosen
  • As in spend : verb use time; occupy
  • As in stagnate : verb deteriorate by lack of action
  • As in trifle : verb toy with; mess around
  • As in vegetate : verb be very passive
  • As in dillydally : verb dawdle
  • As in immobilize : verb tie
  • As in dabble : verb play at; tinker
  • As in dally : verb dawdle, delay
  • As in dawdle : verb delay; waste time
  • As in fool around : verb waste time
  • As in fritter : verb waste away
Example sentences :
  • She turned over slowly, fired twice, idled, then fired again.
  • Extract from : « A Yankee Flier Over Berlin » by Al Avery
  • On the contrary, he always corrected him when he prevaricated, and scolded him when he idled.
  • Extract from : « Follow My leader » by Talbot Baines Reed
  • For a while he idled, and then he had an attack of delirium tremens.
  • Extract from : « The Trembling of a Leaf » by William Somerset Maugham
  • Now, however, he idled, thinking how sloppy the streets would be.
  • Extract from : « Sister Carrie » by Theodore Dreiser
  • I thought, before, that you had only idled and trifled away your time; but now I know.
  • Extract from : « Armorel of Lyonesse » by Walter Besant
  • All the evening, indeed, he idled, chatting with men and women he knew.
  • Extract from : « Mademoiselle of Monte Carlo » by William Le Queux
  • He grubbed in the mud for his food and idled when he was not eating.
  • Extract from : « The Spell of the White Sturgeon » by James Arthur Kjelgaard
  • When the time came to go he waited and idled in the streets.
  • Extract from : « Marching Men » by Sherwood Anderson
  • If I idled for a day, no one except my fellow-students (who evidently had no awe for me) remarked it.
  • Extract from : « Tono Bungay » by H. G. Wells
  • The young fellows who had idled with him became his zealots.
  • Extract from : « Mystery Ranch » by Arthur Chapman

Synonyms for idled

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