footle

foo·tle

intransitive verb \ˈfü-t^əl\

foo·tledfoo·tling \-t^əl-iŋ, ˈfüt-liŋ\

Definition of FOOTLE

1

: to talk or act foolishly

2

: to waste time : trifle, fool

— footle noun

— foo·tler \-t^əl-ər, ˈfüt-lər\ noun

Examples of FOOTLE

1. <spent the morning footling about while others were working>

Origin of FOOTLE

probably alteration of footer to waste time

First Known Use: 1892

Related to FOOTLE

Synonyms

bum, chill, dally, dawdle, dillydally, drone, idle, goof (off), hack (around), hang (around or out), hang about [British], kick around, kick back, laze, lazy, loaf, loll, lounge, veg out

Related Words

fiddle (around), fool, mess, monkey, muck, piddle, play, potter (around), putter (around), trifle; doze, estivate (also aestivate), hibernate; lag, linger, loiter, poke, relax, rest, tarry; amble, mosey, saunter, stroll, swan; furlough, goldbrick, malinger, truant

Near Antonyms

drudge, grind, grub, hump, hustle, labor, moil, peg, plod, plow, plug, slave, sweat, toil, travail, work; apply, buckle (down); exert, put out

Rhymes with FOOTLE

brutal, futile, rootle, tootle, utile