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

WANDERING 7
FOOLING 6
GOOFING 6
PUTTERING 6
FARTING 5
BUMMING 4
HANGING 4
LOLLYGAGGING 4
POKING 4
MESSING 3
FIDDLING 2
LOAFING 2
MOSEYING 2
PIDDLING 2
DINKING 1
FART 1
FUTZING 1
HORSING 1
MOPING 1
MULL 1
WANDER 1

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