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faffing about

faffing about is the present participle and gerund of faff about.

Meaning of faff about

Verb

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

  1. (UK, intransitive) To waste time; to spend time idly.
    • She faffed about so much, she never got to eat her breakfast.

Questions about faffing about

What is faffing about the present participle and gerund of?
Faffing about is the present participle and gerund of faff about.

Words near faffing about in the dictionary

  1. faffers
  2. faffery
  3. faffier
  4. faffiest
  5. faffing
  6. faffing about
  7. faffing around
  8. faffle
  9. faffled
  10. faffles
  11. faffling

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