What is another word for idling?
Pronunciation:
[ ˈa͡ɪdlɪŋ], [ ˈaɪdlɪŋ], [ ˈaɪ_d_l_ɪ_ŋ]
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Similar words for idling:
- idling (adjective)
- trifling (adjective)
- dalliance (noun)
- dally (verb)
- dawdle (verb)
- lag (verb)
- linger (verb)
- stagnating (verb)
- dabble
- fool around
- fritter
- idling
- lounging
- noun
- other relevant words (adjective)
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Idling:
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adj.
• idling • trifling -
n.
• dalliance -
v.
• dally- boondoggle ,
- drag ,
- fool around ,
- fool with ,
- fritter away ,
- hang about ,
- jerk off ,
- lag ,
- linger ,
- loiter ,
- lollygag ,
- procrastinate ,
- put off ,
- putter ,
- tarry ,
- trail ,
- waste time ,
- while away .
- amble ,
- bum around ,
- diddle-daddle ,
- get no place fast ,
- goof off ,
- hang around ,
- laze ,
- lazy ,
- loaf ,
- loll ,
- lounge ,
- mosey ,
- saunter ,
- scrounge around ,
- shlep along ,
- sit around ,
- sit on one's butt ,
- stay ,
- stroll ,
- toddle ,
- wait ,
- warm a chair .
- be behind ,
- decrease ,
- dillydally ,
- diminish ,
- drag one's feet ,
- ebb ,
- fail ,
- fall off ,
- falter ,
- flag ,
- hang back ,
- hobble ,
- inch ,
- inch along ,
- jelly ,
- limp ,
- lose strength ,
- plod ,
- poke ,
- retard ,
- shuffle ,
- slacken ,
- slouch ,
- slow ,
- slow up ,
- stagger ,
- straggle ,
- tail ,
- tool ,
- trudge ,
- wane .
- be dilatory ,
- be long ,
- be tardy ,
- crawl ,
- drift ,
- hesitate ,
- lumber ,
- mope ,
- remain ,
- stick around ,
- stop ,
- take one's time ,
- totter ,
- traipse ,
- vacillate ,
- wait around .
Other synonyms:
- vagrant .
Other relevant words:
- amuse oneself with ,
- be amateur ,
- dally ,
- dilly-dally ,
- fiddle with ,
- flirt with ,
- horse around ,
- kid around ,
- mess around ,
- monkey around ,
- muck around ,
- not be serious ,
- play ,
- play around ,
- play games with ,
- toy with ,
- trifle ,
- trifle with ,
- work superficially .
- be wasteful with ,
- cast away ,
- consume ,
- diddle away ,
- dissipate ,
- frivol ,
- lavish ,
- misspend ,
- run through ,
- spend like water ,
- squander ,
- throw away .
- Coasting ,
- Dallying ,
- Dolce Far Niente ,
- Dulling ,
- Fainting ,
- Fooling ,
- Frittering ,
- Hollowing ,
- Lazing ,
- Loitering ,
- Loosing ,
- Mooning ,
- Puttering ,
- Slugging ,
- Tarrying ,
- Tinkering ,
- Vegetating ,
- Wantoning ,
- abortive ,
- cleaning ,
- clearing ,
- come down ,
- coquetry ,
- creep ,
- dalliance ,
- dawdling ,
- daydreaming ,
- ease ,
- emptying ,
- faineance ,
- fall over ,
- flirtation ,
- freeing ,
- fruitless ,
- futile ,
- glide ,
- idle ,
- inaction ,
- inactivity ,
- ineffectual ,
- laxing ,
- laziness ,
- leisurely ,
- lethargic ,
- lethargy ,
- lingering ,
- lounging ,
- monkeying ,
- nugatory ,
- nulling ,
- numbing ,
- playing ,
- pointless ,
- shallowing ,
- shorting ,
- slacking ,
- slide ,
- slide down ,
- slip ,
- slither ,
- slogging ,
- sloth ,
- slowing ,
- smattering ,
- swigging ,
- trifling ,
- truanting ,
- unprofitable ,
- useless ,
- vain ,
- worthless .
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How to use "Idling" in context?
Idling is defined as the practice of operating a motor vehicle with the engine not producing power. The purpose of idling is to save fuel, but it can also reduce air quality by releasing pollutants. There are several factors to consider when deciding if idling is safe: the type of engine, the vehicle's condition, how long the engine has been idled, and the pollutants released.
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