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While

//wæl//

Definitions

nounwhiles

1
An uncertain duration of time, a period of time.
He lectured for quite a long while.
Similar
spell space spell

conj

1
During the same time that.
He was sleeping while I was singing.
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whilst

prep

1
Until.
I may be conveyed into your chamber; I'll lie under your bed while midnight.

verbwhiles · whiling · whiled

1
To pass (time) idly.
I whiled away the hours whilst waiting for him to arrive
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idle

name

1
A surname.

Word Origin

From Middle English whyle, from Old English hwīl, from Proto-West Germanic *hwīlu, from Proto-Germanic *hwīlō (compare Dutch wijl, Low German Wiel, German Weile, Danish hvile (“rest”), Norwegian Bokmå...

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While

//wæl//

Definitions

nounwhiles

1
An uncertain duration of time, a period of time.
He lectured for quite a long while.
Similar
spell space spell

conj

1
During the same time that.
He was sleeping while I was singing.
Similar
whilst

prep

1
Until.
I may be conveyed into your chamber; I'll lie under your bed while midnight.

verbwhiles · whiling · whiled

1
To pass (time) idly.
I whiled away the hours whilst waiting for him to arrive
Similar
idle

name

1
A surname.

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Although.

This case, while interesting, is a bit frustrating.

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as much as

Until.

I'll wait while you've finished painting.

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till

laze

lounge

To occupy or entertain (someone) in order to let time pass.

They whiled them with such answere as suted to their purposes, and long adoe was made in weaving and unweaving Penelopes web, till the Spanish Armada was upon the Coast, and the very Ordnance proclaimed in their eares a surcease from further illusions.