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idling

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of idle

noun idlings

  1. countable, uncountable An idle period; something done idly.
  2. countable, uncountable, of an engine or the vehicle that contains it The state of running at idle. NO IDLING [sign posted where excess truck exhaust is unwelcome]

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@misc{idling_2026,
  title = {idling},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/idling},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}