idle

IPA(Pronunciation)

transitive intransitive

Japanese Meaning

怠惰に過ごす、何もしないで時間を浪費する / 無駄に使う、時間や資源を消費する

They idle away the afternoon on the porch.

彼らはポーチで午後をぶらぶらと過ごす。

Sense（1）

(transitive) To spend in idleness; to waste; to consume.

Sense（2）

(intransitive) To lose or spend time doing nothing, or without being employed in business.

to idle in an IRC channel

Sense（3）

(intransitive) Of an engine: to run at a slow speed, or out of gear; to tick over.

High levels of all pollutants were found during time idling in stations.

idles

（ present singular third-person ）

idling

（ participle present ）

idled

（ participle past ）

idled

（ past ）