faff around in English

Forms: faffs around [present, singular, third-person], faffing around [participle, present], faffed around [participle, past], faffed around [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} faff around (third-person singular simple present faffs around, present participle faffing around, simple past and past participle faffed around)

Inflected forms

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    {
      "form": "faffs around",
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    {
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    {
      "form": "faffed around",
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        "To waste time; spend time idly."
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        "(intransitive, informal) To waste time; spend time idly."
      ],
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    }
  ],
  "word": "faff around"
}

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "faffs around",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "faffing around",
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "faffed around",
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "(intransitive, informal) To waste time; spend time idly."
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"faff around" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms