footle

English - Turkish

Definition of footle in English Turkish dictionary

ahmaklık

{i} saçmalık

{i} aptallık

{f} aptalca konuşmak

{f} aylaklık etmek

{f} boşa harcamak

{f} oyalanmak

footle oyalan

Related Terms

footle about

(Fiili Deyim ) 1- boş gezmek 2- (uçak) hedefi buluncaya kadar havada dönmek

footle away

(Fiili Deyim ) delice israf etmek , çarçur etmek

English - English

Definition of footle in English English dictionary

To talk nonsense

To waste time; to trifle

nonsense; foolishness

act foolishly, as by talking nonsense

be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"

{i} nonsense; silliness; foolishness

{f} act or talk foolishly, act in a silly manner; loiter

Related Terms

footle about

To pass time doing unimportant things; messing around

footle around

To pass time doing unimportant things; messing around

Hyphenation

foot·le

Synonyms

hang around, lallygag, loiter, lollygag, mess about, mill about, mill around, tarry, lounge, lurk, linger, loaf

Etymology

() Probably variant of footer, to screw around, from obsolete fouter, an act of sexual intercourse, from French foutre, to have sexual intercourse, from Latin futuere

Tenses

footling, footled