| Twiddles one's thumbs |
Wall Street Journal |
09 Sep 2025 |
| Slacks off |
New York Times |
25 Jul 2025 |
| Post-punk band from Bristol whose 2024 album Tangk reached No. 1 in the UK charts (5) |
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| Does nothing productive |
|
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| Marks time |
|
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| Ticks over (of an engine) (5) |
|
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| Runs in neutral |
USA Today |
30 Jun 2025 |
| Whiles away the time doing nothing |
|
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| Leaves the motor running |
LA Times Daily |
16 Jun 2025 |
| Ticks over icons on mobile? |
|
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| Mercury-nominated Bristol rock band whose last album Tangk hit no. 1 (5) |
|
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| Sidle around when moving languidly (5) |
|
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| Leaves the engine running in park |
|
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| Exists in a changeless situation. (5) |
|
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| Runs in neutral |
Universal |
17 May 2025 |
| Sits about; English rock band formed in 2009 |
The Telegraph Mini |
16 May 2025 |
| Is inactive in paid lessons (5) |
|
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| Leaves the engine running |
|
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| Loafs around |
USA Today |
22 Apr 2025 |
| Does nothing but sidle off (5) |
|
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| In Madrid, Lester does no work (5) |
|
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| Sits on one's hands |
New York Times |
02 Apr 2025 |
| Discusses celebrities and avoids work (5) |
|
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| Does very little during languid lessons |
|
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| Gets zero m.p.g., say |
New York Times |
10 Mar 2025 |
| Is led astray and doesn't work |
|
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| Sits at a red light |
Wall Street Journal |
04 Feb 2025 |
| In a date fateful for Caesar, Latin does nothing (5) |
|
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| Ticks over (engine) (5) |
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| Ticks over |
The Telegraph Quick |
23 Jan 2025 |
| Has a poor work rate, but is left in the side, possibly (5) |
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| Daughter getting into rocky isle does very little |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
07 Jan 2025 |
| Runs in neutral |
LA Times Daily |
05 Jan 2025 |
| During day in Rome, lira has no purpose |
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| Eric of Monty Python, and his kin |
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| I'd join little Leslie but he lazes about |
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| Does nothing |
Wall Street Journal |
31 Dec 2024 |
| What lazy person does, spreading lies about Democrat (5) |
The Guardian Cryptic |
09 Dec 2024 |
| Lazes(5) |
|
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| Relaxes in exotic isle, cuddling date (5) |
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| Keeps the engine running, say |
New York Times |
18 Nov 2024 |
| Fiddles around |
Newsday |
17 Nov 2024 |
| This is about learner in dire extremes ... does nothing! (5) |
|
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| Does nothing but slide about |
|
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| Is ticking over with drum-head in the Isles of France (5) |
|
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| Does nothing but slide around (5) |
|
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| Runs the engine while in park |
|
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| Lazes around, the day away |
|
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| For a change, slip into slacks! (5) |
|
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| Does nothing in paid lesson (5) |
|
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| I use a sled while she does nothing! |
|
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| Slide fails to work for a change (5) |
|
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| Doesn't work |
Newsday |
31 Aug 2024 |
| Does a whole lot of nothing |
New York Times |
18 Aug 2024 |
| Does nothing but sidle shiftily (5) |
|
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| Kills time |
Wall Street Journal |
06 Aug 2024 |
| Does nothing |
The Telegraph Mini |
28 Jul 2024 |
| Relaxes with noisy gods (5) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
19 Jul 2024 |
| Dilly-dallies |
USA Today |
29 Jun 2024 |
| Learner in poor side is lazy (5) |
|
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| Sits in a running car |
|
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| Lounges indolently |
|
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| Does nothing |
Thomas Joseph |
14 May 2024 |
| Ticks over, and lazes around (5) |
|
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| Just ... sits around |
Universal |
19 Apr 2024 |
| Does nothing and some did less! |
|
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| Sits with the engine running |
USA Today |
08 Apr 2024 |
| Keeps the engine on while parked |
|
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| Date in Home about the end of April when one doesn't work (5) |
|
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| Date in Rome about the end of April when one doesn't work (5) |
|
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| Does nothing |
Newsday |
05 Mar 2024 |
| Runs the engine while sitting still (5) |
|
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| Ticks over, ... the engine |
|
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| Leaves the engine on |
|
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| Waits at a light |
|
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| Waits about |
|
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| Slide (anag) (5) |
|
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| Spends time lazily (5) |
|
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| Is in neutral |
LA Times Daily |
09 Jan 2024 |
| Runs with gears disengaged |
|
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| When a car is left running (5) |
|
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| Keeps the engine running |
LA Times Mini |
20 Dec 2023 |
| Whiles away or wastes one's time (5) |
|
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| Sits and waits |
New York Times |
22 Nov 2023 |
| Wastes time |
Thomas Joseph |
20 Oct 2023 |
| Runs in neutral |
Newsday |
02 Oct 2023 |
| Twiddles one's thumbs |
Wall Street Journal |
12 Sep 2023 |
| Does nothing |
USA Today |
08 Jun 2023 |
| Kills time |
Wall Street Journal |
28 Apr 2023 |
| Runs in place |
LA Times Daily |
26 Mar 2023 |
| Does nothing |
USA Today |
12 Mar 2023 |
| Sits around |
New York Times |
08 Feb 2023 |
| "Crawl!" British rock band and first-time nominee at the 2023 Grammy Awards |
|
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| Does nothing |
Wall Street Journal |
04 Feb 2023 |
| Just sits there |
Universal |
06 Nov 2022 |
| Spends time doing nothing |
|
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| Does nothing, largely being paid less |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
29 Sep 2022 |
| Remains neutral? |
LA Times Daily |
03 Sep 2022 |
| Runs without moving |
LA Times Daily |
27 Aug 2022 |
| Spends time doing nothing |
USA Today |
03 Aug 2022 |
| Does nothing |
Newsday |
24 Apr 2022 |
| Does nothing |
The Times Concise |
01 Apr 2022 |
| Just sits around |
Newsday |
20 Mar 2022 |
| Wastes time doing nothing |
Newsday |
16 Feb 2022 |
| Isn’t in gear |
Wall Street Journal |
24 Jan 2022 |
| Doesn't do much |
The Washington Post |
26 Sep 2021 |
| Doesn't do much |
LA Times Daily |
26 Sep 2021 |
| Does nothing |
USA Today |
24 Sep 2021 |
| Loafs |
Universal |
20 Sep 2021 |
| Wastes time |
LA Times Daily |
14 Sep 2021 |
| Wastes time |
The Washington Post |
14 Sep 2021 |
| Does no work – did less after blowing cover |
|
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| Wastes time |
Thomas Joseph |
02 Aug 2021 |
| Runs in place |
Wall Street Journal |
26 May 2021 |
| Doesn't work at all |
Newsday |
23 May 2021 |
| Spends time doing nothing |
USA Today |
19 May 2021 |
| Does nothing |
Eugene Sheffer |
19 May 2021 |
| Doesn't do much |
USA Today |
21 Mar 2021 |
| Goes nowhere, say |
New York Times |
21 Mar 2021 |
| Runs in neutral |
Newsday |
10 Feb 2021 |
| Sits around |
Wall Street Journal |
16 Jan 2021 |
| Just kills time |
Premier Sunday |
13 Dec 2020 |
| Waits at the drive-thru |
The Washington Post |
05 Dec 2020 |
| Waits at the drive-thru |
LA Times Daily |
05 Dec 2020 |
| Doesn't do anything |
Universal |
26 Nov 2020 |
| Just hangs around |
Newsday |
27 Oct 2020 |
| Does nothing |
USA Today |
21 Oct 2020 |
| Loafs |
New York Times |
30 Sep 2020 |
| Lazes |
The Telegraph Quick |
19 Aug 2020 |
| Goofs around |
The Washington Post |
09 Aug 2020 |
| Goofs around |
LA Times Daily |
09 Aug 2020 |
| Wastes time |
Thomas Joseph |
07 Jul 2020 |
| Loafs around |
USA Today |
05 Jul 2020 |
| Lollygags |
LA Times Daily |
21 Jun 2020 |
| Lollygags |
The Washington Post |
21 Jun 2020 |
| Fritters away time |
LA Times Daily |
25 Mar 2020 |
| Fritters away time |
The Washington Post |
25 Mar 2020 |
| Does nothing with papers in case, in short |
|
|
| Runs while standing still |
Wall Street Journal |
11 Dec 2019 |
| Does nothing |
Thomas Joseph |
30 Nov 2019 |
| Does nothing |
Newsday |
25 Nov 2019 |
| Fateful day in which learner does nothing |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
06 Nov 2019 |
| Just sits there |
The Washington Post Sunday |
20 Oct 2019 |
| Doesn't go anywhere |
New York Times |
17 Sep 2019 |
| Sits at a stoplight |
Wall Street Journal |
26 Aug 2019 |
| Runs in neutral |
LA Times Daily |
29 May 2019 |
| Runs in neutral |
The Washington Post |
29 May 2019 |
| Wastes gas, maybe |
New York Times |
26 Feb 2019 |
| Doesn't work |
Newsday |
16 Feb 2019 |
| Lazes around |
LA Times Daily |
30 Jan 2019 |
| Lazes around |
The Washington Post |
30 Jan 2019 |
| Waits for a green light, say |
USA Today |
11 Jan 2019 |
| Doesn't do anything |
Wall Street Journal |
09 Jan 2019 |
| Wastes gas, maybe |
|
|
| Loafs |
|
|
| Doesn't go anywhere |
|
|
| Waits for a green light, say |
|
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| Runs in neutral |
|
|
| Doesn't do anything |
|
|
| Sits at a stoplight |
|
|
| Lazes around |
|
|
| Does nothing with days in French islands |
|
|
| Sits around |
Universal |
01 Dec 2018 |
| Sits around doing nothing |
|
|
| Leaves the engine running, but goes nowhere |
|
|
| Does nothing |
New York Times |
20 Oct 2018 |
| Does nothing and kills time |
|
|
| Does nothing |
The Times Concise |
20 Sep 2018 |
| Lounges of first-class people being announced? |
The Telegraph Toughie |
13 Sep 2018 |
| Takes it easy |
Universal |
12 Sep 2018 |
| Leaves the engine running, at a red light |
|
|
| Just sits around |
Newsday |
17 Jun 2018 |
| Daughter taken in by devious lies stays unengaged |
|
|
| Lollygags |
Wall Street Journal |
24 Apr 2018 |
| Does nothing |
Premier Sunday |
11 Mar 2018 |
| Does nothing |
|
|
| Takes it easy |
|
|
| Lollygags |
|
|
| Sits around |
|
|
| Puts a dent in one's gas mileage |
The Washington Post |
28 Dec 2017 |
| Puts a dent in one's gas mileage |
LA Times Daily |
28 Dec 2017 |
| Gets nowhere |
Newsday |
23 Dec 2017 |
| Ticks over and wastes time |
The Sun Two Speed |
19 Dec 2017 |
| Does nothing |
The Sun Two Speed |
19 Dec 2017 |
| Doesn't do much |
The Washington Post |
01 Dec 2017 |
| Doesn't do much |
LA Times Daily |
01 Dec 2017 |
| Just sits around |
Wall Street Journal |
06 Nov 2017 |
| Goofs off |
Newsday |
15 Oct 2017 |
| Hangs around |
Wall Street Journal |
19 Aug 2017 |
| Kills time |
New York Times |
11 Jul 2017 |
| Twiddles one's thumbs |
USA Today |
11 Jul 2017 |
| Remains in neutral |
The Washington Post |
25 Jun 2017 |
| Remains in neutral |
LA Times Daily |
25 Jun 2017 |
| Just sits |
New York Times |
16 Jun 2017 |
| Keeps running at a red light |
Universal |
22 Mar 2017 |
| Runs in neutral |
Universal |
21 Mar 2017 |
| Doesn't do anything |
New York Times |
02 Mar 2017 |
| Kills time |
|
|
| Doesn't do anything |
|
|
| Runs in neutral |
|
|
| Twiddles one's thumbs |
|
|
| Just sits |
|
|
| Keeps running at a red light |
|
|
| Remains in neutral |
|
|
| Puts a dent in one's gas mileage |
|
|
| Doesn't do much |
|
|
| Waits in traffic |
LA Times Daily |
28 Dec 2016 |
| Wastes gas, say |
New York Times |
13 Nov 2016 |
| Runs in neutral |
USA Today |
02 Nov 2016 |
| Waits in traffic |
Universal |
16 Aug 2016 |
| Spends time doing nothing |
Irish Times Simplex |
26 Jul 2016 |
| Reportedly, they get 29 loafs |
|
|
| Has little to do around delis |
The Telegraph Toughie |
07 Jun 2016 |
| Relaxes |
Newsday |
28 May 2016 |
| Lies around |
New York Times |
13 May 2016 |
| Runs while standing |
LA Times Daily |
31 Mar 2016 |
| Runs out of gear? |
USA Today |
15 Feb 2016 |
| Woman up — man below does nothing |
|
|
| Runs out of gear? |
|
|
| Waits in traffic |
|
|
| Wastes gas, say |
|
|
| Waits in traffic |
|
|
| Ticks over |
The Telegraph Quick |
23 Dec 2015 |
| Sits at a traffic light |
Wall Street Journal |
21 Dec 2015 |
| Loafs |
LA Times Daily |
11 Nov 2015 |
| Twiddles one's thumbs |
Newsday |
13 Sep 2015 |
| Sits in traffic |
Newsday |
08 Sep 2015 |
| Runs while standing still |
Universal |
15 Aug 2015 |
| Sits in neutral |
USA Today |
24 Feb 2015 |
| Runs in neutral |
|
|
| Twiddles one's thumbs |
|
|
| Sits in traffic |
|
|
| Loafs |
|
|
| Doodles, perhaps |
|
|
| Sits at a traffic light |
|
|
| Runs while standing still |
|
|
| Runs in place |
|
|
| Runs in neutral |
|
|
| Just sits around |
|
|
| Sits in neutral |
|
|
| Doesn't do anything |
|
|
| Waits at the light |
|
|
| Runs while standing still |
|
|
| Waits at a light, say |
|
|
| Goldbricks |
|
|
| Runs without moving |
|
|
| Isn't busy |
|
|
| Wastes time |
|
|
| Wastes time |
|
|
| What a goldbrick does |
|
|
| Runs without moving |
|
|
| Waits unmoving in traffic |
|
|
| Kills time |
|
|
| Takes one's sweet time |
|
|
| Fritters away time |
|
|
| Fritters away time |
|
|
| Waits at the light |
|
|
| Runs while standing still |
|
|
| Stays in neutral |
|
|
| Does nothing |
|
|
| Wastes time |
|
|
| Runs, but remains stopped |
|
|
| Runs with minimal power |
|
|
| Keeps the engine running |
|
|
| Runs in place |
|
|
| Keeps from working |
|
|
| Runs without moving |
|
|
| Does nothing |
|
|
| Vegetates |
|
|
| Runs in place |
|
|
| Lies around |
|
|
| Runs in place |
|
|
| Does nothing |
|
|
| Goofs off |
|
|
| Runs out of gear? |
|
|
| Gets zero mpg |
|
|
| Sits at a light, say |
|
|
| Gets zero mpg |
|
|
| Goes nowhere |
|
|
| Sits at a light, say |
|
|
| Twiddles one's thumbs |
|
|
| Runs in neutral |
|
|
| Keeps the engine running |
|
|
| Dawdles |
|
|
| Sits in traffic |
|
|
| What a slacker does |
|
|
| Lets the engine run |
|
|
| Runs while standing still |
|
|
| Dawdles |
|
|
| What a slacker does |
|
|
| Sits |
|
|
| Sits around |
|
|
| Isn't going anywhere |
|
|
| Just sits there |
|
|
| Loafs |
|
|
| Runs with minimal power |
|
|
| Wastes time |
|
|
| Just sits around |
|
|
| Doesn't do a thing |
|
|
| Doesn't do a thing |
|
|
| Putters |
|
|
| Puts out of work |
|
|
| Lays off |
|
|
| Runs in neutral |
|
|
| Lallygags |
|
|
| Is inactive |
|
|
| Does nothing |
|
|
| Dawdles |
|
|
| Sits at a stoplight |
|
|
| Runs without moving |
|
|
| Bums around |
|
|
| Runs without moving |
|
|
| Dogs it |
|
|
| Doodles, perhaps |
|
|
| Runs while sitting |
|
|
| Runs with no effect |
|
|
| Runs in neutral |
|
|
| Runs in place? |
|
|
| Just hangs around |
|
|
| Runs out of gear? |
|
|
| Runs without moving |
|
|
| Doesn't work |
|
|
| Leaves running |
|
|
| Does nothing |
|
|
| Saunters aimlessly |
|
|
| Has an off day? |
|
|
| Doesn't work |
|
|
| Isn't going anywhere |
|
|
| Sits in neutral |
|
|
| Does nothing |
|
|
| Waits in traffic |
|
|
| Runs for no purpose |
|
|
| Puts out of work |
|
|
| Dogs it |
|
|
| Runs in neutral |
|
|
| Runs without moving |
|
|
| Runs in park |
|
|
| Runs out of gear |
|
|
| Sits at a light |
|
|
| Runs in park |
|
|
| Runs without moving |
|
|
| Is a lazybones |
|
|
| Waits for the green |
|
|
| Waits for the green light |
|
|
| Lounges |
|
|
| Runs in neutral |
|
|
| Runs with minimal power |
|
|
| Doesn't work |
|
|
| Twiddles one's thumbs |
|
|
| Gets in a jam, maybe |
|
|
| Runs in place? |
|
|
| Runs in place? |
|
|
| Puts out of work, as a strike |
|
|
| Doesn't work |
|
|
| Puts out of work, as a strike |
|
|
| Runs in place? |
|
|
| Dillydallies |
|
|
| Sits in place |
|
|
| Goldbricks |
|
|
| Lolls about |
|
|
| Hangs around |
|
|
| Sits in neutral |
|
|
| Dogs it |
|
|
| Shirks work |
|
|
| Runs with no effect |
|
|
| Goofs off |
|
|
| Runs while standing still |
|
|
| Runs while standing |
|
|
| Waits at the light |
|
|
| Stagnates |
|
|
| Lollygags |
|
|
| Doesn't do much |
|
|
| Takes to the hammock |
|
|
| Lollygags |
|
|
| Benches |
|
|
| Loafs |
|
|
| Wastes time |
|
|
| Spends time in leisure |
|
|
| Kills time |
|
|
| Runs without moving |
|
|
| Runs in place? |
|
|
| Twiddles one's thumbs |
|
|
| Runs with no effect |
|
|
| Loafs |
|
|
| Twiddles one's thumbs |
|
|
| Runs while sitting |
|
|
| Waits at the stoplight |
|
|
| Cools one's heels |
|
|
| Takes it easy |
|
|
| Wastes time |
|
|
| Lazes |
|
|
| Hangs out |
|
|
| Is in neutral |
|
|
| Lolls |
|
|
| Lallygags |
|
|
| Is otiose |
|
|
| Takes one's ease |
|
|
| Takes life easy |
|
|
| Relaxes |
|
|
| Enjoys the holiday |
|
|
| Runs in neutral gear |
|
|
| Loiters |
|
|
| Waits for the action to pick up again |
|
|
| Twiddles the time away. |
|
|
| Fiddle-faddles. |
|
|
| Runs in neutral. |
|
|
| Runs disconnected. |
|
|
| Fritters away |
|
|
| Loafs. |
|
|
| Lazes. |
|
|
| Dillydallies. |
|
|
| Moves lazily. |
|
|
| Wastes. |
|
|
| Moves aimlessly. |
|
|
| Wastes time. |
|
|
| Does nothing. |
|
|
| Moves slowly. |
|
|
| Takes it easy. |
|
|
| Lounges. |
|
|
| Does nothing |
|
|
| Runs for no purpose |
|
|
| Emulates the sloth. |
|
|