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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