while away

phrasal verb

whiled away; whiling away; whiles away

: to spend (time) doing something pleasant and easy

We whiled away the afternoon with a walk around the garden.

Examples of while away in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The robot is also supposed to detect abnormal movement or sounds, like barking or broken glass, and send a smart alert to the owner with a timestamp to make anything out of the ordinary easier to monitor while away. —Molly Higgins, Wired News, 12 May 2025

The arts and entertainment neighborhood situated around scenic Bruner Pond and Frazier Creek, is a wonderful place to while away an afternoon popping into shops and galleries and checking out the plentiful fine art sculptures and murals. —Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2025

Arnot solid wood chair: on sale for $279 (15% off) Original price: $329 Add this beautiful solid Eucalyptus wood rocking chair to your porch and while away the summer days in complete comfort. —Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025

How the result might be a sense of community or camaraderie or accomplishment or freedom or merely a moment of distraction, something to while away the hours. —Vogue, 14 Mar. 2025

Rhymes for while away

• andromache
• bioassay
• cabriolet
• cercariae
• communique
• companionway
• compositae
• decussate
• examinee
• fabaceae
• glyphosate
• microarray