"footling around" meaning in English

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Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} footling around
  1. present participle and gerund of footle around Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: footle around
    Sense id: en-footling_around-en-verb-CaQO8P6l Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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