verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of faff form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

annoyancearse aroundarse aroundbotherdallydawdle

Example

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"Tom spent all morning faffing about on social media instead of working."

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