loaf about

verb

To do nothing in particular; to be idle.

Meanings

verbloaf about (third-person singular simple present loafs about, present participle loafing about, simple past and past participle loafed about)

present singular third person loafs about · participle present loafing about · participle past loafed about · past loafed about

  1. idiomaticintransitiveTo do nothing in particular; to be idle.

    Synonyms: laze about, laze around, loaf, loaf around

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo do nothing in particular; to be idle.

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