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
KieranKEER-awn, KEE-ar-awnIrish
Moyses-Biblical Latin
Renatore-NAH-to (Italian, Spanish)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Croatian
Arlo-English
VÜSal-Azerbaijani
Inger-Swedish, Norwegian, Danish