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to while away
[phrase form: while]
01
to spend time in a relaxed manner, often without a specific purpose
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Separable
Particle
away
Base verb
while
Present tense
while away
3rd person singular
whiles away
Present participle
whiling away
Past simple
whiled away
Past participle
whiled away
Examples
She whiled the afternoon away reading her favorite book.
