Word BookShort entry

Footle

verb/fˈʊɾəl/

Definition

be about

act foolishly, as by talking nonsense

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈʊɾəl/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈʊtəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈʊtəl/

1 syllable Say it as /fˈʊɾəl/.

Examples

The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square
Who is this man that is hanging around the department?

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

mill about tarry mill around lollygag mess about loaf lallygag lurk linger hang around loiter lounge

Parts of Speech

verb	be about “The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square”
verb	act foolishly, as by talking nonsense

Word Forms

loiterer	noun	someone who lingers aimlessly in or about a place
lounger	noun	someone who wastes time
lingerer	noun	someone who lingers aimlessly in or about a place

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Fuß

ungefähr sein

🇫🇷French

pied

être à propos

🇪🇸Spanish

pisar

estar a mano

🇮🇹Italian

piede

essere circa

🇳🇱Dutch

voet

ongeveer zijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

pé

estar prestes

🇷🇺Russian

подножка

быть о

India

🇮🇳Hindi

फूटले

के बारे में हो

🇧🇩Bengali

ফুটল

সম্পর্কে হতে

🇮🇳Tamil

காலடி

பற்றி இருக்கும்

🇮🇳Telugu

పాదము

గురించి ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

पाऊल

बद्दल असणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

પગ

વિશે હોવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಾಲು

ಸುಮಾರು ಎಂದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

കാൽപാദം

ഏകദേശം ആയിരിക്കും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੈਰ

ਬਾਰੇ ਹੋਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

پاؤں

کے بارے میں ہو

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

富特勒

大约

🇯🇵Japanese

フットル

についてである

🇰🇷Korean

헛소

대략이다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chân

về

🇹🇭Thai

เท้า

เป็นเรื่องเกี่ยวกับ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kebodohan

menjadi tentang

🇵🇭Filipino

paa

maging tungkol sa

🇲🇾Malay

tapak kaki

kira-kira

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فوتلي

يكون حول

🇮🇷Persian

پا

در مورد باشد

🇹🇷Turkish

ayak

hakkında olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

רגל

להיות בערך

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'footle'?

The primary meaning of 'footle' is 'be about'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'footle' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'footle' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'footle' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'footle' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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