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while away
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb while away has 1 sense
- while away(v = verb.stative) get through - spend or pass, as with boredom or in a pleasant manner; of time; Array is one way to pass, spend
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
THESAURUS
while away
bestow, consecrate to, consume, dally away, dedicate to, devote, diddle away, dribble away, drivel away, employ, expend, fool away, fritter away, give over to, give to, idle away, muddle away, pass, piss away, potter away, put in, spend, trifle away, use up, while, wile
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