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faff around

faff around verb: synonym of faff about.

Verb

faff around (third-person singular simple present faffs around, present participle faffing around, simple past and past participle faffed around)

  1. Synonym of faff about.
    Synonyms:
    faff about

Synonyms of faff around

Forms of faff around

third-person singular presentfaffs around
present participlefaffing around
past participlefaffed around
pastfaffed around

Questions about faff around

What does faff around mean?
Faff around means synonym of faff about.
What part of speech is faff around?
Faff around is a verb.
What is the past tense of faff around?
The past tense of faff around is faffed around.

Words near faff around in the dictionary

  1. fafda
  2. fafdas
  3. Fafe
  4. faff
  5. faff about
  6. faff around
  7. faffage
  8. faffed
  9. faffed about
  10. faffed around
  11. faffer

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