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loafing

SayLOHF-ingUS/ˈloʊfɪŋ/UK/ˈləʊfɪŋ/

3 meanings of loafing

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle and gerund of loaf. Use it after is, was or keep, or as a noun for the action.

    He spent the whole weekend loafing on the couch.

    Stop loafing around and help me clean the kitchen.

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  2. 2
    noununcountable
    Being lazy and spending your time doing nothing useful.

    The teacher was tired of the loafing in the back row.

    After a week of loafing, I was ready to go back to work.

    Similaridling, lounging, idleness

  3. 3
    noununcountable
    The way a cat sits with its legs tucked under its body, so it looks like a loaf of bread.

    My cat has made loafing her hobby: she tucks her paws under and sits like a bread roll.

    The kitten's loafing on my warm laptop, with no legs showing, stopped me from working.

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loafing is a form of loaf

loaf, verb: To spend time doing nothing at all. Full entry

Forms
loafloafs he/she/itloafing -ing formloafed past tense, past participle
Spelling
loaf → loafing: add -ing

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