Definition of footle

Overview of verb footle

The verb footle has 2 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)

1. loiter, lounge, footle, lollygag, loaf, lallygag, hang around, mess about, tarry, linger, lurk, mill about, mill around

(be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?")

2. footle

(act foolishly, as by talking nonsense)