Footle (Verb)
Meaning 1
Be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?".
Classification
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
Examples
- She is not focused on her schoolwork and footles about on her phone instead.
- A group of teenagers have been known to footle around the mall on weekends with nothing to do.
- The new intern tends to footle around the office waiting for something to do.
- No one really footles about that old, abandoned house, it's too eerie.
- He seems to footle in the general vicinity of the park every morning.
Synonyms
- Mess About
- Loaf
- Lollygag
- Hang Around
- Linger
- Mill Around
- Mill About
- Loiter
- Tarry
- Lallygag
- Lurk
- Lounge
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
Meaning 2
Act foolishly, as by talking nonsense.
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.