Synonyms for footle
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Waste time — to waste time; to trifle
waste time, hang around, mill about, mill around, mess about, loaf, linger, lounge, diddle, loiter, piddle, lollygag US, lurk, dolly, doddle, tarry dated
Definitions
- v. 1
To waste time; to trifle.
- v. 2
To talk nonsense.
Related words
- Word family
- footler
- Phrases
- footle about footle around footle away
Forms
- Past participle
- footled
e.g. footled → loafed, lingered, lounged, diddled…
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| footle | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- loaf1, lurk1
- 5 letters
- dolly2, tarry2
- 6 letters
- lounge1, linger2, babble2, diddle2, loiter2, jabber, doddle, piddle2
- 8 letters
- lollygag
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (dolly2 = 2 syllables).