Whiling

Synonyms for "whiling" (15 found)

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Closest matches (3)

Noun(3 words)
dallydawdlingdelay tactic

Strong matches (5)

Noun(5 words)
downtimefritteridleidle periodidle time

Related words (7)

Noun(7 words)
idlinglazeleisure intervalloafingprocrastinationrelaxation periodstalling

Related word relations

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4 relation types

More general

8 entries
actionactivitybehaviorbehavioral tactictemporal intervaltime durationtime management strategytime use

More specific

11 entries

Collocations

8 entries
act of whilingperiod of whilingwhiling away idle hourswhiling away the afternoonwhiling away the daywhiling away the hourswhiling away the timewhiling away time

Inflections

3 entries

Sample sentences

2 total sentences available.

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Here is a fit space for whiling away.

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It was a warm evening in the summer of 2002, and Julie was walking nonchalantly through the compact town centre, whiling away an hour before catching the train, when she saw a German newspaper in the rack outside a newsagent's.

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