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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

  1. noun A footgoer; pedestrian
  2. noun A line of information printed at the bottom of a page to identify the contents or number pages. (Compare foot in printing.)
  3. noun Something that measures a stated number of feet in some dimension.
  4. noun Someone who has a preference for using a certain foot.

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