while away

phrasal verb

whiled away; whiling away; whiles away
: to spend (time) doing something pleasant and easy
We whiled away the afternoon with a walk around the garden.

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Medieval travelers were active and innovative in trying to prevent ill health while away. Megan Cassidy-Welch, CNN, 24 Jan. 2025 What is your routine to keep you comfortable while away from home doing eight shows a week? Elise Brisco, Rolling Stone, 2 Feb. 2025 Away from the bottle-poppers of Mykonos, but hardly removed from the season’s social buzz, the white-washed, flat-roofed villas that wrap the cliffs of Santorini are wonderful places to while away a summer. Christopher Cameron, Robb Report, 27 Jan. 2025 After breakfasting off a hangover and enjoying the services of the valet and housekeeper, guests then while away the morning in the ornamental gardens. Simon Mills, airmail.news, 14 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for while away

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“While away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/while%20away. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.

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