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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