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idled
We have found lemma(root) word of idled : idle.
Definitions
[ˈʌɪdl], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- (of a person) avoiding work; lazy
(e.g: idle students)
- without purpose or effect; pointless
(e.g: he did not want to waste valuable time in idle chatter)
Phrases:
Origin
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Old English īdel ‘empty, useless’, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch ijdel ‘vain, frivolous, useless’ and German eitel ‘bare, worthless’
[ˈʌɪdl], (Verb)
Definitions:
- spend time doing nothing
(e.g: four men were idling outside the shop)
- (of an engine) run slowly while disconnected from a load or out of gear
(e.g: Nadine kept the engine idling)
Phrases:
Origin
:
Old English īdel ‘empty, useless’, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch ijdel ‘vain, frivolous, useless’ and German eitel ‘bare, worthless’
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