to spend time in a relaxed way when you have nothing else to do
How does your cat like to while away the time?
I while away the time by taking the steward's advice to inspect the loos, which she says are all different.
In the modern world, it is easy to dismiss art as a hedonistic and frivolous pursuit, a fun way to while away time on a rainy afternoon.
It's just a way to while away the time until you die.
The purpose of life is to while away the intervening time as pleasantly as possible.
The sort of app you can happily while away any free time with.
The women who are fleeing the stresses of the season at a health farm while away their time telling each other the stories of their lives.
They wait up to an hour to get in, and while away the time taking photographs of themselves by the shop windows.
This sort of thing may be all very good in its way: one has to while away the time somehow.
We whiled away the Saturday afternoon sitting by the lake.
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There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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