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whiling

verb
SayWAL-ing/ˈwælɪŋ/

1 meaning of whiling

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle of while.

    We ended up whiling away a lazy Sunday with board games and coffee.

    Whiling the long train ride away, he sketched the passing fields.

    Note

    This form nearly always travels with away: whiling away an afternoon, whiling the hours away, with time as the object. Less often a person is the object, kept entertained while time passes. Older English let time itself go whiling on, with no object at all. Spelling needs care: whiling and wiling are easily confused, and wiling belongs to wile, a different verb. For idle time, write whiling away.

whiling is a form of while

while, verb: To let a stretch of time go by in a leisurely, unhurried manner. Full entry

Forms
whilewhiles he/she/itwhiling -ing formwhiled past tense, past participle
Spelling
while → whiling: drop the e, add -ing

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