(of a person) avoiding work; lazy.
"idle students"
synonyms:
lazy · indolent · slothful · work-shy · shiftless · loafing · more
without purpose or effect; pointless.
"he did not want to waste valuable time in idle chatter"
synonyms:
frivolous · trivial · trifling · minor · petty · foolish · more
spend time doing nothing.
"four men were idling outside the shop
do nothing · be inactive · vegetate · sit back ·
(of an engine) run slowly while disconnected from a load or out of gear.
"the car is noisily idling in the street"
synonyms:
tick over · run slowly in neutral
"idle students"
synonyms:
lazy · indolent · slothful · work-shy · shiftless · loafing · more
without purpose or effect; pointless.
"he did not want to waste valuable time in idle chatter"
synonyms:
frivolous · trivial · trifling · minor · petty · foolish · more
spend time doing nothing.
"four men were idling outside the shop
do nothing · be inactive · vegetate · sit back ·
(of an engine) run slowly while disconnected from a load or out of gear.
"the car is noisily idling in the street"
synonyms:
tick over · run slowly in neutral
by Ella the fox March 20, 2022
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The abbreviation idl may mean “I don’t like”, but it is more commonly just a typing mistake people tend to make while typing idk (I don’t know) as on the English keyboard, l is to the right of k.
“How was lunch on Sunday?”
“Idl.”
“You didn’t like it?”
“No, I meant I don’t know.”
Situation 2
“Idl skywars.”
“You’re crazy man.”
“Idl.”
“You didn’t like it?”
“No, I meant I don’t know.”
Situation 2
“Idl skywars.”
“You’re crazy man.”
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I closed most of the vents on my grill and added some wood chips. Coal idling will slow the cook and let some more into the meat.
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