Whiling

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  • v. Present participle of while.
    • Word Usage
    "I knew that this was horse country -- breeding farms dot the area, and many past winners of the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness and the Belmont Stakes live here, whiling away their time in retirement and hopefully breeding future winners."
    Equivalent
    the whiles    while that   
    Verb Form
    whiled    whiles    whiling   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Time   
    Hyponym
    cold spell    snap    cold snap    hot spell   
    Form
    whiled    whiling    while away    meanwhile    the while   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Time    labor    pains    loiter    whilst   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Argyll    Kyle    Marseille    Mikhail    Niall   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    minute    moment    week    hour    rest   
     
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