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Discover LudwigThe phrase "whiled away" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It can be used to describe an action of passing time leisurely or spending time in an idle manner. Example: The summer days were spent whiling away the hours in the garden.
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whiled away
verb
Past of while away
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JOHN PIERPONT MORGAN, it is said, whiled away the time while orchestrating a plan to avert the financial crisis of 1907 by steadfastly playing solitaire.
While he was detained, the rapper whiled away the time by tweeting about his experience, even sharing a 'jail selfie' (as above), and launching the hashtag #FreeTrapWiz.
She whiled away the time knitting.
— as they whiled away the hours.
For long days whiled away in mental institutions?
Expelled from school because of her father's disgrace, she whiled away time making wire puzzles.
An entire afternoon can be whiled away in Wi-Fi-enabled cafes.
Gotti whiled away his second sentence weight lifting and gaining peculiar perquisites.
Bored Assyrian guards probably played as they whiled away their shifts.
The passengers and crew whiled away the afternoon swimming, snorkeling, kayaking, playing soccer and bird-watching.
The reporters also whiled away the time by exchanging jokes and engaging in word games.
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