It is impossible to enjoy idling thoroughly unless one has plenty of work to do.
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Idling
Synonyms for "idling" (54 found)
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Closest matches (11)
Strong matches (16)
Noun(11 words)
Verb(3 words)
Related words (27)
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10 entriesactivitybehaviorconditioneconomic conditionengine stateinactive stateinactivityoperating stateresource usestate
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10 entriesengine idlingidle capacityidle laboridle machineryidle workforcelazinessmarine engine idlingprocrastinationunutilized capacityvehicle idling
Collocations
13 entriesengine idlingidle capacityidle machineryidle modeidle stateidle timeidling durationidling emissionsidling engineidling periodidling policyidling timevehicle idling
Inflections
5 entriesDerivations
4 entriesSample sentences
11 total sentences available.
My son is just idling.
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Idling away your time is not good.
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He is always idling about and good for nothing.
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