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To go about aimlessly looking for distraction: “He doesn’t have anything to do, so he’s just ________ around.”

LOAFING 244
WANDERING 174
HANGING 131
FOOLING 117
MOPING 54
MOSEYING 53
BUMMING 40
MESSING 40
PIDDLING 28
KILLING TIME 25
MEANDERING 25
AMBLING 24
GOOFING 24
ROAMING 20
HORSING 18
DRIFTING 16
PUTTERING 15
IDLING 14
POKING 13
GOOFING OFF 12
LAYING 12
FIDDLING 11
LAZYING 10
BROWSING 8
DRAGGING 8
LOOKING 8
LOOKING FOR TROUBLE 8
AT LOOSE ENDS 7
MILLING 7
PLAYING 7
SITTING 7
FARTING 6
LOITERING 6
LOLLYGAGGING 6
MONKEYING 6
KNOCKING 5
LAZING 5
LOLLING 5
LOPPING 5
NR 5
RAMBLING 5
SCREWING 5
FLOATING 4
LOAFERING 4
RUNNING 4
WALKING 4
BEATING IN TIME 3
FLITTING 3
FUCKING 3
LYING 3
STALLING 3
ASSLING 2
DAWDLING 2
FUTZING 2
GADDING 2
GAWKING 2
JIVING 2
LOST 2
MEDDLING 2
MOONING 2
MOSING 2
NOSING 2
PASSING THE TIME 2
PASSING TIME 2
PISSING 2
PUTTING 2
PUTTING IN TIME 2
SNOOPING 2
STANDING 2
STROLLING 2
A-FOOLIN’ 1
ASSING 1
AUGURIN’ 1
BEATING 1
BEING NOSY 1
BIDING HIS TIME 1
BOLLIXING 1
BORED 1
BREATHING 1
CAROUSING 1
CLUMPING 1
CRUISING 1
DAYDREAMING 1
DIDDLING 1
DILLYDALLYING 1
DOODLING 1
DOPEY 1
DRIFTING ALONG 1
DROODLES 1
DRUGSTORE COWBOY 1
DUBBING 1
EXPLORING ABOUT 1
EYEBALLING 1
FLITTERING 1
FLOUNDERING 1
FRITTERING 1
FRITTERING AWAY HIS TIME 1
FUCKIN’ THE DOG 1
FUMBLING 1
GALLIVANTING 1
GAUPING 1
GAZING 1
GETTING IN TROUBLE 1
GOGGLING 1
GROPING 1
GROUPING 1
HACKING 1
HACKING OFF 1
HAVING A GOOD TIME 1
HOLDING UP THE BANK BUILDING 1
HOLDING UP THE BUILDING 1
HUMPING 1
HUNCHING 1
IN A FOG 1
JAGGING 1
JELLYING 1
KIDDING 1
KILLING 1
LACKADAISICAL 1
LOOKING FOR SOME ACTION 1
LOPING 1
LOSING TIME 1
LOUNGING 1
LOUSING 1
MAKING TIME 1
MAUNDERING 1
MELLING ALONG 1
MOLLING 1
MOOCHING 1
MOPING ALONG 1
MOVING 1
MULLING 1
NOSYING 1
ON A LOOSE PULLEY 1
ON THE PROWL 1
OOCHING 1
PADDLING 1
PASSING THE TIME AWAY 1
PATTING THE STREET AND TURNING THE CORNER 1
PERAMBULATING 1
PIFFLING 1
PLODDING 1
POKING AROUND TO SEE WHAT HE CAN SEE 1
POOPING 1
PROCRASTINATING 1
PROSSING 1
PROWLING 1
PUDDLING 1
PUTTYING 1
PUTZING 1
RAMMING 1
RUNNING FROM ONE POST TO THE OTHER 1
SCUFFING 1
SEEKING PLEASURE 1
SHIFTING 1
SHIFTING AIMLESSLY 1
SHIFTING GEARS 1
SHUFFLING 1
SIDEWALK SUPERINTENDENT 1
SIGHTSEEING 1
SLOBBING 1
SLUFFING OFF 1
STAR-GAZING 1
STICKING 1
STRAGGLING 1
TAKING IT EASY 1
TAKING UP SPACE 1
THROWING THINGS 1
TIME-CONSUMING 1
TRIFLING 1
TROUBLEMAKER 1
UNDERFOOT 1
WALKING AROUND KILLING TIME 1
WALKING THE ROAD 1
WANDERING AIMLESSLY 1
WASTING HIS TIME 1
WASTING TIME 1
WHILING HIS TIME AWAY 1
WOOL-GATHERING 1

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