idle
adjective
not working or active; unemployed; doing nothing.
idled
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past participleof idle.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof idle.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
idleadjectivenot working or active; unemployed; doing nothing.
Example Sentences
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Nelson worries that if the AI market crashes, some of the best farmland in America will be stuck housing idled data centers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
“Hurdles include mine clearance, insurance reinstatement, emptying excess Gulf oil storage, repositioning ships, and restarting idled production fields and downstream infrastructure across several Gulf producers,” they say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
His girlfriend, Britany Jacobs, idled their car in a disabled parking spot, accompanied by the couple’s other child.
From Slate ● Jun. 4, 2026
He voiced his rage over an empty reservoir, idled fire trucks and what he called dangerous brush clearance policies.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026
The red Toyota pickup truck idled past us.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
