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While away

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "While away"

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get throughverb(informal, intransitive, transitive) To communicate successfully across a barrier; to make contact, or get one's point across; to reach the addressee with difficulty.
whilenounAn uncertain duration of time, a period of time.
tool aroundverb(idiomatic) To spend one's time idly.
dawdleverb(intransitive) To spend time idly and unfruitfully; to waste time.
fiddle awayverb(intransitive) To play the fiddle idly.
fiddle aboutverbSynonym of fiddle around.
sit aroundverbTo spend time sitting idly, not doing anything important.
spend timeverbTo dedicate time to an activity.
faff aroundverbSynonym of faff about.
beguileverb(transitive) To charm, delight or captivate.
fool aroundverb(intransitive, idiomatic) To engage in frivolous behaviour; to monkey around.
dallynounSeveral wraps of rope around the saddle horn, used to stop animals in roping.
pal aroundverb(intransitive, informal) To spend time with someone as a friend.
pass the timeverbTo occupy oneself for a period of time.
moodlenounModular object-oriented dynamic learning environment.
fiddle aroundverb(intransitive, or transitive with "with") To toy or play (with something) in an idle, fidgety, aimless or unstructured way; to mess around (with); to muck around (with).
faff aboutverb(intransitive, chiefly UK) To waste time; to spend time idly.
truantnoun(specifically) A student who is absent from school without permission; hence (figurative), a person who shirks or wanders from business or duty.
hang outverb(intransitive, idiomatic, slang, often with with) To spend time with somebody; to regularly meet with somebody.
wait aroundverb(intransitive, idiomatic) To spend an especially lengthy period of time inactively, while expecting the arrival of someone or while anticipating some other event, often impatiently and often without a satisfactory outcome.

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