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footled

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Definition of footled word

  • noun footled Simple past tense and past participle of footle. 1

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Parts of speech for Footled

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

footled popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% 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".

footled usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for footled

verb footled

  • idled — not working or active; unemployed; doing nothing: idle workers.
  • dawdled — to waste time; idle; trifle; loiter: Stop dawdling and help me with these packages!
  • chattered — to talk rapidly in a foolish or purposeless way; jabber.
  • blabbed — to reveal indiscreetly and thoughtlessly: They blabbed my confidences to everyone.
  • gassed — drunk.

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