footle
to act or talk in a foolish or silly way.
Origin of footle
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How to use footle in a sentence
She had got into the good graces of Footles as if she had known him all her life.
Bud | Neil MunroFootles, snug in the child's lap, shared the biscuits and barked for more.
Bud | Neil MunroI think, Mr. Footles, you were half a bar behind in taking up your point.
Mr. Punch's Country Life | Various"She prayed for her father and mother," whispered Bell, with Footles in her arms, as they stood beside the bed.
Bud | Neil MunroLater Footles hurled himself in fury from the doorway, his master close behind him.
Bud | Neil Munro
British Dictionary definitions for footle
/ (ˈfuːtəl) informal /
(often foll by around or about) to loiter aimlessly; potter
to talk nonsense
rare foolishness
Origin of footle
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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