"Floydering" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Floydering (uncountable)
  1. The act of strolling around aimlessly as an aid to creativity. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-Floydering-en-noun-RLk1b1Vq

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} Floydering
  1. present participle and gerund of Floyder Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: Floyder
    Sense id: en-Floydering-en-verb-Uzy2syAu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 75
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          "ref": "2016 August 25, Kenneth Turan, “Disney's first black animator looks back in the incisive doc 'Floyd Norman: An Animated Life”, in LA Times, Los Angeles, California:",
          "text": "He's refused to let the fact that he no longer works at the place — he was let go when he was 65 -- stop him from doing what employees have come to call \"Floydering,\" a kind of creative loitering/kibbitzing in the Disney offices.",
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