idle away

i·dle a·way

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ahyd-l uh-wey]
- /ˈaɪd l əˈweɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ahyd-l uh-wey]
- /ˈaɪd l əˈweɪ/

Definitions of idle away words

transitivephrasal verb idle away time, hours: pass lazily 1
phrasal verb idle away If you idle away a period of time, you spend it doing very little. 0

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Parts of speech for Idle away

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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idle away popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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