Vocabulary Entry

footle

|verb • noun

verb

To engage in aimless or foolish talk; to waste time in foolish conversation.

Example Sentences

"They spent the afternoon footling about instead of getting any work done."

"Stop footling and focus on the task at hand."

"He tends to footle when he’s nervous, just to fill the silence."

noun

Example Sentences

"The meeting was full of footle, with everyone debating minor details."

"After all the footle, they finally got to the main point."

"I can't believe we wasted two hours on such footle."