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loafing

adjective as in doing nothing useful

Strong matches

adjective as in ostensibly employed, but wasting time

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People spoke of mammoth squashes, mammoth radishes, mammoth peaches, and mammoth loaves of bread.

Also in the last week, I made many loaves of sourdough bread.

Sprinkle flour over the top of the loaf, and loosely cover it with plastic wrap to prevent a skin from forming.

In Week 3, Metcalf let a Dallas Cowboys defender poke the ball loose as he loafed into the end zone — then later caught the game-winning, last-minute touchdown.

I finish them with lemon zest, minced parsley, salt and pepper, and suddenly my stale loaf has a new life.

I watched another three episodes, thinking it might just be a slow start—but no, the amiable, purposeless loafing continues.

If I could only get hold of some of the strong, idle, colored men loafing the streets of Baltimore!

What could that chap who was loafing in the hall discover just by seeing King come in here?

Joe thought the fellow was loafing, so he hit him a clout on the head, and made very uncomplimentary remarks.

For a few days Stevey Todd and I lived high on ship's stores, loafing and looking down the valley at the damaged city.

His companions were loafing gossips, and those who were married would tell their wives.

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On this page you'll find 31 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to loafing, such as: dallying, idle, rambling, futile, lazy, and worthless.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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