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  • present participle of loaf.
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loafing

[lohf-ing] / ˈloʊf ɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
doing nothing useful
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One of the reasons a steakhouse is such a prime place to order meatloaf is simple: the meat they are loafing is usually excellent.

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2026

Walt Whitman inspired a former teacher’s fascination with loafing.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2024

We struck up a conversation — about the men loafing around us, about our day jobs, whatever — and promised to meet at the bar again the following week.

From New York Times • Apr. 12, 2021

That’s when I taught myself to be unafraid of yeast and to revel in the silky texture of a properly kneaded dough: proof there was something to be said for loafing around.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 21, 2020

A dozen boys were loafing there on the grass after dinner, and a kitchen rattle from the wing of one of the buildings accompanied their talk.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles




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