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