footling around

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

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of footle around
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APA

footling around. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/footling%20around

MLA

“footling around.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/footling%20around. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “footling around,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/footling%20around.

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