Doing nothing Crossword Clue

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Doing nothing Crossword Answer

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IDLE

(4 letters)

IDLING

(6 letters)

SITTINGAROUND

(13 letters)

Helpful Hints

(adjective)
1. not having a job
2. not in active use
(verb)
1. be idle; exist in a changeless situation
2. run disconnected or idle
(noun)
1. the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling

Hint 2: Clue Definition

NOTHING (noun)
1. a quantity of no importance

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

Idle
(4 letters)
IDLING
(6 letters)
SITTINGAROUND
(13 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
DEIL

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