Whiling

Synonyms for "whiling" (173 found)

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Closest matches (35)

as long as trouble albeit although amuse as far as at the same time at which time beguile bestow bit brighten chronology consume continuity day devote

Noun(11 words)

spell aeon age ages bat of an eye bit blink of an eye blue moon coon's age crack crow's age

Adverb(1 words)

Conjunction(2 words)

Verb(4 words)

dally dawdle dick around dilly-dally

Strong matches (52)

divert duration duree during which time effort elbow grease employ enliven entertain exertion expend fateful moment hour howbeit instant interval juncture kairos lastingness lighten

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Noun(22 words)

dog's age donkey's years eld eon eternity eyeblink flash forever forever and a day glimpse half a mo instant interim interlude interval jiff jiffy jot lifetime long haul

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long run meantime

Conjunction(1 words)

Verb(7 words)

faff about footer footle idle laze loiter lounge

Adverb(1 words)

Related words (86)

meanwhile minute moment moment of truth pain pains pass past pending period point pregnant moment present psychological moment psychological time put in season space space time space-time

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span spell spend stage stretch tense term the future the past the present the while though tide time time lag timebinding use up when whereas whet while away whilst wile

Noun(25 words)

minute mo moment month of sundays new york minute new york second no time patch piece sec second space span split-second spurt stound throw tick trice twink

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twinkle twinkling uncertain period years yonks

Conjunction(10 words)

much as provided that providing so long as thoughbeit till until when whilom whilst

Adverb(5 words)

occasionally once in a while seld simultaneously whilere

Verb(3 words)

sit on one's hands stand by tool around

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Here is a fit space for whiling away.

Source: tatoeba (61635)

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.

Source: tatoeba (11770639)

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