idling
/ˈaɪdlɪŋ/
adjective
- Of an engine, running at low speed while the vehicle is stationary.
- The idling engine hummed softly in the driveway.
- He could hear the idling bus from inside the store.
- The mechanic adjusted the idling speed of the motorcycle.
noun
- The state or act of running an engine at low speed while the vehicle or machine is not moving.
- The engine's idling was so quiet she thought it was off.
- Leaving the car idling wastes gas and pollutes the air.
- The truck driver was fined for excessive idling.
- The act of spending time doing nothing or being lazy.
- She felt guilty about her idling when there was so much to do.
- Summer afternoons were made for idling in a hammock.
- His constant idling at work got him a warning from the boss.
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