Spend time idly or pleasantly, as in It was a beautiful day and we whiled away the hours in the garden. This expression is the only surviving use of the verb while, meaning "to spend time." [First half of 1600s]
while away
| Idioms: while away |
| WordNet: while away |
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The verb has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
spend or pass, as with boredom or in a pleasant manner; of time
Synonym: get through
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