"killing time" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: killing times [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} killing time (plural killing times)
  1. The act of being idle.
    Sense id: en-killing_time-en-noun-RGeOh0Pl

Verb [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} killing time
  1. present participle and gerund of kill time Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: kill time
    Sense id: en-killing_time-en-verb-Tm1190Uo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 99

Inflected forms

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