while a period of time away



while a period of time away (doing something)

to spend or waste time doing something. I whiled an hour away just staring at the sea. Liz whiled away the entire afternoon, snoozing. I just love to while away the hours.
See also: away, of, period, time

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Severinus-Ancient Roman
Ersiliaer-ZEEL-yahItalian
Daugherty['dɔ:eti:]
Velvel-Yiddish
IrvineUR-vien, UR-vinEnglish, Scottish
Bamforth['bæmfəθ]