idling

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noun

An idle period; something done idly.

“NO IDLING [sign posted where excess truck exhaust is unwelcome]”

Similar
idlenessloafing
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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of idle
nounidling (countable and uncountable, plural idlings)

plural idlings

  1. countableuncountableAn idle period; something done idly.
  2. countableuncountableThe state of running at idle.

    NO IDLING [sign posted where excess truck exhaust is unwelcome]

Synonyms & antonyms

nounhaving no employment

Similar
idlenessloafing
Broader
inactivity
Also see
dallianceidlenessloafing

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

idling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/idling

MLA

“idling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/idling. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “idling,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/idling.

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