- present participle of idle.
idling
Example Sentences
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Many Mittelstand firms are idling workers, cutting jobs or shifting production, including to China.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
The officer walked up to my idling Impala and informed me that my left taillight was out.
From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2026
But the sounds of idling diesel work truck engines had replaced the dozens of fire trucks that had been stationed there for days.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
Missing from the gathering: attendees in flamboyant orange bitcoin suits roaming the halls and Lamborghinis idling out front—the flashy hallmarks of crypto’s boom years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
When I get back to the motel’s parking lot, there’s a car idling, right outside the front office.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
