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loafing about

loafing about is the present participle and gerund of loaf about.

Meaning of loaf about

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To do nothing in particular; to be idle.

Questions about loafing about

What is loafing about the present participle and gerund of?
Loafing about is the present participle and gerund of loaf about.

Words near loafing about in the dictionary

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

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