- present participle of idle.
idling
Example Sentences
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The idea struck him at—where else—an airport, when he was waiting for a commercial flight and saw a private jet idling on the tarmac.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Video of the confrontation appears to show Nelson idling in a snowy strip mall parking lot in his gray Dodge Ram when another driver in an even larger pickup pulls in beside him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
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
I see three boys skateboarding, a pick-up truck idling a few spaces over, and a handful of road trippers wandering into McDonald’s for a bathroom break.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
