- footled
- foo·tle || 'fuËtl n. nonsense; silliness; foolishness v. act or talk foolishly, act in a silly manner; loiter
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footle — UK [ˈfuːt(ə)l] / US [ˈfut(ə)l] verb [intransitive] Word forms footle : present tense I/you/we/they footle he/she/it footles present participle footling past tense footled past participle footled informal to waste time doing things that are not… … English dictionary
footle — intransitive verb (footled; footling) Etymology: probably alteration of footer to waste time Date: 1892 1. to talk or act foolishly 2. to waste time ; trifle, fool • footle noun • footler noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
footle — /foot l/, v., footled, footling, n. Informal. v.i. 1. to act or talk in a foolish or silly way. n. 2. nonsense; foolishness; silliness. [1890 95; orig. uncert.; cf. FOOTY] * * * … Universalium
footle — /ˈfutl/ (say foohtl) verb (t) (footled, footling) 1. to talk or act in a silly way. –noun 2. nonsense; silliness. {origin obscure} …
footle — [fo͞ot′ l, foot′ l] vi. footled, footling [altered (prob. after FUTILE) < dial. footer, to trifle < Fr foutre, orig., to copulate with < L futuere < IE * bhaut < base * bhau > BEAT] [Informal, Chiefly Brit.] to act or talk… … English World dictionary
