idler
ˈī-dᵊl-ər
ˈīd-lər
; idlest
ˈī-dᵊl-əst
ˈīd-ləst
1
: not occupied or employed: such as
a
: having no employment : inactive
idle workers
b
: not turned to normal or appropriate use
idle farmland
c
: not scheduled to compete
the team will be idle tomorrow
2
: lacking worth or basis : vain
idle chatter
idle pleasure
idled; idling
ˈī-dᵊl-iŋ
ˈīd-liŋ
1
: to run at low power and often disconnected usually so that power is not used for useful work
the engine is idling
2
a
: to spend time in idleness
b
: to move idly
1
: to pass in idleness
2
: to cause to idle
3
: to make idle
workers idled by a strike
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