Antonyms for idled

Grammar : Verb

Spell : ahyd-l

Phonetic Transcription : ˈaɪd l

Definition of idled

Origin : Old English idel "empty, void; vain; worthless, useless; not employed," common West Germanic (cf. Old Saxon idal, Old Frisian idel "empty, worthless," Old Dutch idil, Old High German ital, German eitel "vain, useless, mere, pure"), of unknown origin. Idle threats preserves original sense; meaning "lazy" is c.1300.

As in lag : verb move slowly; delay
As in linger : verb loiter, delay
As in loaf : verb be idle, lazy
As in loiter : verb hang around; stroll
As in loll : verb lay sprawled
As in lounge : verb lie about, waste time
As in moon : verb dream about; desire
As in mope : verb pout, be dejected
As in poke : verb move along slowly
As in rest : verb be calm; sleep
As in slack/slacken : verb do little or nothing; loosen
As in spend : verb use time; occupy
As in stagnate : verb deteriorate by lack of action
As in trifle : verb toy with; mess around
As in vegetate : verb be very passive
As in dillydally : verb dawdle
As in immobilize : verb tie
As in dabble : verb play at; tinker
As in dally : verb dawdle, delay
As in dawdle : verb delay; waste time
As in fool around : verb waste time
As in fritter : verb waste away

Example sentences :

She turned over slowly, fired twice, idled, then fired again.
Extract from : « A Yankee Flier Over Berlin » by Al Avery

On the contrary, he always corrected him when he prevaricated, and scolded him when he idled.
Extract from : « Follow My leader » by Talbot Baines Reed

For a while he idled, and then he had an attack of delirium tremens.
Extract from : « The Trembling of a Leaf » by William Somerset Maugham

Now, however, he idled, thinking how sloppy the streets would be.
Extract from : « Sister Carrie » by Theodore Dreiser

I thought, before, that you had only idled and trifled away your time; but now I know.
Extract from : « Armorel of Lyonesse » by Walter Besant

All the evening, indeed, he idled, chatting with men and women he knew.
Extract from : « Mademoiselle of Monte Carlo » by William Le Queux

He grubbed in the mud for his food and idled when he was not eating.
Extract from : « The Spell of the White Sturgeon » by James Arthur Kjelgaard

When the time came to go he waited and idled in the streets.
Extract from : « Marching Men » by Sherwood Anderson

If I idled for a day, no one except my fellow-students (who evidently had no awe for me) remarked it.
Extract from : « Tono Bungay » by H. G. Wells

The young fellows who had idled with him became his zealots.
Extract from : « Mystery Ranch » by Arthur Chapman

Synonyms for idled

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