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loafing

UK
/ˈləʊfɪŋ/
US
/ˈloʊfɪŋ/

Translations

loafingnoun
He spent the afternoon in complete loafing.
Он провел день в полном безделье.
Synonyms
loitering
hanging around
relaxation
laziness
idleness
loafinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈləʊfɪŋ/
US
/ˈloʊfɪŋ/
Synonyms
frittering (away)
puttering
malingering
goofing off
lollygagging
loitering
shirking
slacking
dawdling
lounging
lazing
idling
loafverb

loafing

Gerund

loafed
Past Simple
loafed
Past Participle
loafing
Gerund
UK
/ləʊf/
US
/loʊf/
He likes to loaf around the house on weekends.
Он любит бездельничать дома по выходным.
Additional translations
шляться
лонгать
Synonyms
lounge
hang around
loiter
dawdle
idle

Definitions

loafingnoun
The act of spending time in a lazy or idle way, often avoiding work or responsibilities.
His loafing around the house all day was starting to annoy his roommates.
loafinggerund / present participle
Engaged in loafing; idle or lazy.
The manager scolded the loafing employees.
loafverb
To spend time in a lazy or idle way.
He decided to loaf around the house all day instead of doing his chores.
To shape (dough or another food mixture) into a loaf or loaves for baking.
After the dough had risen, she loafed it and set the shaped loaves on the tray.
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