whiling

ˈwaɪlɪŋ

Definition

Definition of whiling - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

leisure

Dated

passing time in a leisurely manner

Dated

They spent a whiling afternoon at the park.

idling

loafing

activity

Dated

occupied in an activity to pass the time

Dated

She spent whiling hours knitting by the fire.

engaged

occupied

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Origin of whiling

English, while (time) + -ing (action)

Examples of whiling in a sentence

She spent a whiling morning reading her favorite book.
He enjoyed whiling afternoons fishing from the pier.
They passed whiling evenings playing cards during the blackout.

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French:relaxant, occupé à passer le temps, ...
German:zeitvertreibend, sich mit einer Tätigkeit die Zeit vertreibend, ...
Italian:rilassante, dedicato a far passare il tempo, ...
Spanish:tranquilo, entretenido, ...
Portuguese:relaxado, ocupado, ...
Chinese:悠闲的, 用某项活动消磨时间的, ...
Japanese:のんびりと過ごす, 時間つぶしをしている, ...
Arabic:مُريح, مُخَصَّص لِتَمْضِيَةِ الوَقْت, ...
Hebrew:מְבַלֶּה, מַעֲבִיר אֶת הַזְּמַן בִּפְעִילוּת, ...
Russian:отдыхать, предназначенный для того, чтобы скоротать время, ...
Ukrainian:розслаблений, призначений для того, щоб згаяти час, ...
Hindi:आराम से समय बिताना, व्यस्त, ...
Bengali:অবসর সময় কাটানো, সময় কাটাতে ব্যস্ত, ...
Catalan:passant el temps, entretingut, ...
Czech:poklidný, ...
Danish:tilbringe tiden, som får tiden til at gå, ...
Dutch:ontspannen tijd doorbrengen, bezig om de tijd te verdrijven, ...
Greek:περνώντας την ώρα, που γίνεται για να περάσει η ώρα, ...
Hungarian:ráérős, időtöltés céljából végzett, ...
Khmer:ដែលចំណាយពេលកម្សាន្ត, កំដរពេល, ...
Korean:한가롭게 시간을 보내는, 시간을 보내는, ...
Persian:وقت‌گذرانی, وقت‌گذران, ...
Polish:leniwe spędzanie czasu, spędzany, ...
Portuguese (BR):relaxado, passatempo, ...
Romanian:timp liber, care ajută la trecerea timpului, ...
Swedish:avkopplande, som får tiden att gå, ...
Thai:ผ่อนคลาย, เพลิดเพลินฆ่าเวลา, ...
Turkish:rahatlatıcı, vakit geçiren, ...
Vietnamese:thư giãn, giết thời gian, ...

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