Meanings
verbfootle about (third-person singular simple present footles about, present participle footling about, simple past and past participle footled about)
present singular third person footles about · participle present footling about · participle past footled about · past footled about
- To pass time doing unimportant things; to mess around.
Synonyms: footle around, mess around, mess about
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo pass time doing unimportant things; to mess around.
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footle about. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/footle%20about
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“footle about.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/footle%20about. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “footle about,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/footle%20about.
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