idling

Questions about idling

What does idling mean?

idling means "having no employment".

How many syllables are in idling?

idling has 3 syllables, though it cannot be divided in writing — the spelling has fewer vowels than the word has beats. In IPA it is /ˈaɪdəlɪŋ/.

What is another word for idling?

Close synonyms include idleness, loafing. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is idling a common word?

idling is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.