while away

Verb

transitive intransitive

(transitive) To spend (time) idly but pleasantly / (intransitive) To elapse, to pass.

Japanese Meaning

（他動詞の場合）時間をのんびりと、または心地よく無為に過ごす。 / （自動詞の場合）（時間が）過ぎる、経過する。

We while away lazy Sunday afternoons reading and drinking tea.

私たちはのんびりした日曜日の午後を読書やお茶を楽しみながら過ごします。

Sense（1）

(transitive) To spend (time) idly but pleasantly

We whiled away the hours playing cards.

Sense（2）

(intransitive) To elapse, to pass.

The rest of the night hours whiled away for the prisoners as few slept.

whiles away

（ present singular third-person ）

whiling away

（ participle present ）

whiled away

（ participle past ）

whiled away

（ past ）