How to pronounce“idle”in English
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Definitions of “idle”
Not being used appropriately; not occupied; (of time) with no, no important, or not much activity.
“idle hours”
To spend (time) in idleness; to waste; to consume.
“[…] the ne'er-do-anything-at-home who idled his day in immaculate attire and who was banished to Canada on a "remittance," shares his pork and beans with the sourdough, who has scratched rocks and sifted black sand from his infancy.”
To lose or spend time doing nothing, or without being employed in business.
“to idle in an IRC channel”
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