All idled synonyms

verb idled

• decay — When something such as a dead body, a dead plant, or a tooth decays, it is gradually destroyed by a natural process.
• stultify — to make, or cause to appear, foolish or ridiculous.
• trammel — Usually, trammels. a hindrance or impediment to free action; restraint: the trammels of custom.
• stand — (of a person) to be in an upright position on the feet.
• putrefy — to render putrid; cause to rot or decay with an offensive odor.
• stifle — to quell, crush, or end by force: to stifle a revolt; to stifle free expression.
• rot — to undergo decomposition; decay.
• rust — Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
• constipate — to cause constipation in
• twiddle — to turn about or play with lightly or idly, especially with the fingers; twirl.
• coquet — to behave flirtatiously
• wanton — done, shown, used, etc., maliciously or unjustifiably: a wanton attack; wanton cruelty.
• doodle — a small pile of hay; haystack.
• philander — (of a man) to make love with a woman one cannot or will not marry; carry on flirtations.
• fool — to trick, deceive, or impose on: They tried to fool him.
• palter — to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
• toy — an object, often a small representation of something familiar, as an animal or person, for children or others to play with; plaything.
• fidget — to move about restlessly, nervously, or impatiently.
• flirt — to court triflingly or act amorously without serious intentions; play at love; coquet.
• potter — Beatrix [bee-uh-triks] /ˈbi ə trɪks/ (Show IPA), 1866–1943, English writer and illustrator of children's books.
• weaken — to make weak or weaker.
• deteriorate — If something deteriorates, it becomes worse in some way.
• stagnate — to cease to run or flow, as water, air, etc.
• obstruct — to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
• confine — To confine something to a particular place or group means to prevent it from spreading beyond that place or group.
• trifle — an article or thing of very little value.
• fetter — a chain or shackle placed on the feet.
• play — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
• bind — If something binds people together, it makes them feel as if they are all part of the same group or have something in common.
• monkey — any mammal of the order Primates, including the guenons, macaques, langurs, and capuchins, but excluding humans, the anthropoid apes, and, usually, the tarsier and prosimians. Compare New World monkey, Old World monkey.
• leash — a chain, strap, etc., for controlling or leading a dog or other animal; lead.
• dilly-dally — to loiter or vacillate
• hog-tie — If someone hog-ties an animal or a person, they tie their legs together, or they tie their arms and legs together.
• idle — not working or active; unemployed; doing nothing: idle workers.
• restrict — to confine or keep within limits, as of space, action, choice, intensity, or quantity.
• dally — If you dally, you act or move very slowly, wasting time.
• limit — the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.: the limit of his experience; the limit of vision.
• curb — If you curb something, you control it and keep it within limits.
• hold — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
• linger — to remain or stay on in a place longer than is usual or expected, as if from reluctance to leave: We lingered awhile after the party.
• putter — to busy or occupy oneself in a leisurely, casual, or ineffective manner: to putter in the garden.
• tarry — to remain or stay, as in a place; sojourn: He tarried in Baltimore on his way to Washington.
• drag — drag and drop
• procrastinate — to defer action; delay: to procrastinate until an opportunity is lost.
• trail — to drag or let drag along the ground or other surface; draw or drag along behind.
• loiter — to linger aimlessly or as if aimless in or about a place: to loiter around the bus terminal.
• lag — netlag
• boondoggle — People sometimes refer to an official organization or activity as a boondoggle when they think it wastes a lot of time and money and does not achieve much.
• lollygag — lallygag.
• loaf — a portion of bread or cake baked in a mass, usually oblong with a rounded top.