loafing

American  

[lohf-ing] / ˈloʊf ɪŋ /

noun

1. the act or state of passing time in an idle, lazy, or relaxed way.

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adjective

1. passing time in an idle, lazy, or relaxed way.

Example Sentences

When completed later this year, the project will consist of a network of ponds with nesting and “loafing” islands for birds, fed by pumps and a diversion dam.

From New York Times

Consultative meetings should be small, said Dr. Neeley — no more than six people, to reduce the risk of “social loafing,” in which people attend but do not participate in the meeting.

From New York Times

Being greeted in the bathroom mirror each morning by the two sparse 10th-grade mustaches loafing atop my face feels the way you think it does.

From Washington Post

For generations, snow days meant sleeping in, loafing in front of the TV with hot cocoa, and hours of sledding and snowball fights.

From New York Times

In the U.S., observes Eichengreen, jobless individuals were customarily described as “out of work, idle, or loafing but rarely as unemployed.”

From Los Angeles Times