- present participle of loaf.
loafing
Americannoun
adjective
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A brown bear known as 89 Backpack has won the annual Fat Bear Week competition, after what the US National Parks Service described as a "battle of size, skill, snack acquisition, and strategic loafing".
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
One of the reasons a steakhouse is such a prime place to order meatloaf is simple: the meat they are loafing is usually excellent.
From Salon ● Mar. 11, 2026
Walt Whitman inspired a former teacher’s fascination with loafing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2024
Dubois probably hastened the trade by loafing in the first period of Thursday’s loss to Tampa Bay.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 23, 2021
Traveling while loafing, like Whitman had, as she prepared for the real thing.
From "Paper Towns" by John Green
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