verb
- present participle of ‘while’: to cause time to pass pleasantly or without boredom
Usage: typically used in the phrase ‘whiling away’
Examples
- She was whiling away the afternoon reading a novel.
- The children were whiling away the rainy day with board games.
- He spent the morning whiling away time at the coffee shop.
- They were whiling away the hours until their flight departed.
- I found myself whiling away the evening watching old movies.
- The tourists were whiling away their last day exploring the market.