noun
loafing
noun
1
Idle, lazy behaviour; spending time doing nothing productive.
"There was a lot of loafing around the office on Friday afternoon."
"His teacher warned him that loafing wouldn't get his grades up."
How to Use Loafing
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe general act of idling or lazing about, whether by people or (informally) by a cat sitting in a loaf-like pose.
Word Forms
loafings plural
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