footle

/ˈfudl/
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Other forms: footling; footles; footled

Definitions of footle
  1. verb
    be about
    synonyms: hang around, lallygag, linger, loaf, loiter, lollygag, lounge, lurk, mess about, mill about, mill around, tarry
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    types:
    lurch, prowl
    loiter about, with no apparent aim
    type of:
    be
    have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
  2. verb
    act foolishly, as by talking nonsense
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    type of:
    act, behave, do
    behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
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