noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The idle behaviour of somebody who loafs.
2. 2
   having no employment wordnet
3. 3
   The act of catloafing.

Verb

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

Synonyms

All synonyms

dallyingdawdlingidleidlenessidlenessidling

Example

More examples

"She was dismissed for loafing on the job."

Related phrases

social loafing

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