idling

English

Verb

idling

  1. present participle and gerund of idle

Noun

idling (countable and uncountable, plural idlings)

  1. An idle period; something done idly.
  2. (of an engine or the vehicle that contains it) The state of running at idle.
    NO IDLING [sign posted where excess truck exhaust is unwelcome]

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