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faffing around

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

Meaning of faff around

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

Questions about faffing around

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

Words near faffing around in the dictionary

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

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