All idled synonyms
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I i verb idled
- halt — to falter, as in speech, reasoning, etc.; be hesitant; stumble.
- pause — a temporary stop or rest, especially in speech or action: a short pause after each stroke of the oar.
- diddle — If someone diddles you, they take money from you dishonestly or unfairly.
- delay — If you delay doing something, you do not do it immediately or at the planned or expected time, but you leave it until later.
- slough — the outer layer of the skin of a snake, which is cast off periodically.
- shamble — a shambling gait.
- dangle — If something dangles from somewhere or if you dangle it somewhere, it hangs or swings loosely.
- droop — to sag, sink, bend, or hang down, as from weakness, exhaustion, or lack of support.
- slump — to drop or fall heavily; collapse: Suddenly she slumped to the floor.
- lean — to incline or bend from a vertical position: She leaned out the window.
- sag — to sink or bend downward by weight or pressure, especially in the middle: The roof sags.
- drop — a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
- hang — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
- rest — a support for a lance; lance rest.
- flop — to fall or plump down suddenly, especially with noise; drop or turn with a sudden bump or thud (sometimes followed by down): The puppy flopped down on the couch.
- flap — to swing or sway back and forth loosely, especially with noise: A loose shutter flapped outside the window.
- repose — the state of reposing or being at rest; rest; sleep.
- daydream — A daydream is a series of pleasant thoughts, usually about things that you would like to happen.
- yearn — to have an earnest or strong desire; long: to yearn for a quiet vacation.
- pine — Archaic. painful longing.
- languish — to be or become weak or feeble; droop; fade.
- chafe — If your skin chafes or is chafed by something, it becomes sore as a result of something rubbing against it.
- despond — to lose heart or hope; become disheartened; despair
- grumble — to murmur or mutter in discontent; complain sullenly.
- regret — to feel sorrow or remorse for (an act, fault, disappointment, etc.): He no sooner spoke than he regretted it.
- grump — a person given to constant complaining.
- lament — to feel or express sorrow or regret for: to lament his absence.
- repine — to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
- grieve — to feel grief or great sorrow: She has grieved over his death for nearly three years.
- moon — Sun Myung [suhn myuhng] /sʌn myʌŋ/ (Show IPA), 1920–2012, Korean religious leader: founder of the Unification Church.
- despair — Despair is the feeling that everything is wrong and that nothing will improve.
- sink — to displace part of the volume of a supporting substance or object and become totally or partially submerged or enveloped; fall or descend into or below the surface or to the bottom (often followed by in or into): The battleship sank within two hours. His foot sank in the mud. Her head sinks into the pillows.
- ache — If you ache or a part of your body aches, you feel a steady, fairly strong pain.
- bleed — When you bleed, you lose blood from your body as a result of injury or illness.
- fret — to feel or express worry, annoyance, discontent, or the like: Fretting about the lost ring isn't going to help.
- unwind — to undo or loosen from or as if from a coiled condition: to unwind a rolled bandage; to unwind a coiled rope.
- spell — a continuous course or period of work or other activity: to take a spell at the wheel.
- nod — to make a slight, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command.
- slumber — to sleep, especially lightly; doze; drowse.
- doze — to sleep lightly or fitfully.
- nap — to sleep for a short time; doze.
- snooze — to sleep; slumber; doze; nap.
- drowse — to be sleepy or half-asleep.
- unbend — to straighten from a bent form or position.
- unlax — (Intransitive Verb) COL To relax.
- pass — to move past; go by: to pass another car on the road.
- misuse — wrong or improper use; misapplication.
- fill — to make full; put as much as can be held into: to fill a jar with water.
- fritter — to squander or disperse piecemeal; waste little by little (usually followed by away): to fritter away one's money; to fritter away an afternoon.
- decline — If something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength.