"idling" in the noun sense
1. idleness, idling, loafing
having no employment
"idling" in the verb sense
1. idle, tick over
run disconnected or idle
"the engine is idling"
2. idle, laze, slug, stagnate
be idle exist in a changeless situation
"The old man sat and stagnated on his porch"
"He slugged in bed all morning"
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