while away
phrasal verb
whiled away; whiling away; whiles away
: to spend (time) doing something pleasant and easy
We whiled away the afternoon with a walk around the garden.
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The arts and entertainment neighborhood situated around scenic Bruner Pond and Frazier Creek, is a wonderful place to while away an afternoon popping into shops and galleries and checking out the plentiful fine art sculptures and murals.
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 1 Dec. 2025
But no one would fault you for bypassing all of that and whiling away the afternoon at the spa, which has an indoor-outdoor heated hydrotherapy pool, an infrared sauna, a fitness center, an indoor pool, and a handful of thermal cabins like the Japanese salt and amethyst rooms.
—Alisha Prakash, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2025
What if she’s just being kept in whatever room Teddy Fenig is whiling away in?
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025
In some areas, the roads were paved, while away from civilization they were topped with a layer of small stones.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 1 Dec. 2025
But no one would fault you for bypassing all of that and whiling away the afternoon at the spa, which has an indoor-outdoor heated hydrotherapy pool, an infrared sauna, a fitness center, an indoor pool, and a handful of thermal cabins like the Japanese salt and amethyst rooms.
—Alisha Prakash, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2025
What if she’s just being kept in whatever room Teddy Fenig is whiling away in?
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025
In some areas, the roads were paved, while away from civilization they were topped with a layer of small stones.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for while away
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“While away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/while%20away. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
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