footling about

A form of footle about — To pass time doing unimportant things; to mess around.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of footle about
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APA

footling about. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/footling%20about

MLA

“footling about.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/footling%20about. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “footling about,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/footling%20about.

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