hengailla — meaning in English
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English meaning
- dilly dally verb To waste time by moving too slowly or by being unable to make up your mind.
- footer noun A footgoer; pedestrian
- hang verb To attach something at the top so it hangs down freely, or to be suspended in this way.
- hang out verb To spend time somewhere in a relaxed way, with no particular purpose, usually with other people.
- prowl verb To move about quietly and stealthily, especially while hunting or searching for something.
Senses
hengailla is used for these senses in English:
- footer (Ireland, &, Scotland, slang) To meddle with or pass time without accomplishing anything meaningful.
- hang (intransitive, informal) To loiter; to hang around; to spend time idly.
- hang about (informal) Especially in the form to hang about with (someone): to spend time or be friends with.
- hang around (idiomatic) To spend time or be friends. (especially to hang around with someone)
- hang out (dated, informal) To be unyielding; to hold out.
- knock about To be present at or inhabit a certain place.
- knock about (by extension) Often followed by with: to spend time companionably; to hang around.
- prowl (intransitive) To idle; to go about aimlessly.
footer — full definition
- noun A footgoer; pedestrian
- noun A line of information printed at the bottom of a page to identify the contents or number pages. (Compare foot in printing.)
- noun Something that measures a stated number of feet in some dimension.
- noun Someone who has a preference for using a certain foot.