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loafing

loafing is the present participle and gerund of loaf.

Noun

loafing (plural loafings)

  1. The idle behaviour of somebody who loafs.
  2. The act of catloafing.

Meaning of loaf

Verb (1)

loaf (third-person singular simple present loafs, present participle loafing, simple past and past participle loafed)

  1. (Cockney, slang) To headbutt

Verb (2)

loaf (third-person singular simple present loafs, present participle loafing, simple past and past participle loafed)

  1. (intransitive) To do nothing, to be idle.
    • loaf about, loaf around
    Synonyms:
    idle, laze, lounge

See all 7 meanings of loaf

Forms of loafing

pluralloafings

Words formed from loafing

Phrases with loafing

Questions about loafing

What does loafing mean?
Loafing means the idle behaviour of somebody who loafs.
What is loafing the present participle and gerund of?
Loafing is the present participle and gerund of loaf.
What part of speech is loafing?
Loafing is a noun.
What is the plural of loafing?
The plural of loafing is loafings.

Words near loafing in the dictionary

  1. loafered
  2. loafering
  3. loaferish
  4. loafers
  5. loafin'
  6. loafing
  7. loafing about
  8. loafing around
  9. loafingly
  10. loafings
  11. loaflet

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