idles
- present tense form of idle (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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An on-board computer steers the kite into the prevailing current, then idles it at slack tide, maintaining a constant depth in the water column.
From BBC • Nov. 28, 2021
A man drives by in a beat-up blue Camry, waving a green Seahawks helmet out the window as he idles along.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 20, 2020
The burbling idles of the Chevy and the Buick reverberating in our chests.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2019
She then idles outside the closed local library, so her child in middle school can pick up the Wi-Fi signal and do his homework.
From New York Times • Oct. 9, 2018
Connor and I sit in the back seat as the car idles.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
