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Vocabulary Entry
idle
|adjective • verb • noun
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A
adjective
Not active or not occupied; inactive.
Example Sentences
"The factory has been idle since the fire."
"He sat idle while his friends worked."
"An idle mind can lead to trouble."
V
verb
To spend time doing nothing; to be inactive.
Example Sentences
"They idled away the afternoon at the park."
"She tends to idle when she's not busy with projects."
"Don't idle too long; we have work to do!"
N
noun
A state of inactivity or laziness.
Example Sentences
"His idleness during the summer worried his parents."
"The idleness of the town was unsettling after the storm."
"She embraced the idleness of vacation."