4
mess(verb, play, fool, idle, interfere)
3
muck about(verb, expression, phrasal verb)
3
muck around(verb, expression, phrasal verb, play, abuse)
3
twiddle(verb, play, abuse, waste, trick)
2
dilly-dally(verb, play, abuse, waste, trick)
2
fidget(verb, play, abuse, waste, trick)
2
fool around(verb, expression, phrasal verb, play, abuse)
2
fool with(verb, expression, phrasal verb, play, abuse)
2
lounge(verb, play, abuse, waste, trick)
2
piddle
2
play with(verb, expression, phrasal verb, play, abuse)
2
putter around(verb, expression, phrasal verb)
2
bowler
2
craftsman
2
doper
2
drag
2
fiddle around(verb, expression, phrasal verb, idle, footle)
2
fiddle with
2
flirt(verb, play, abuse, waste, trick)
2
fritter away time(expression, idiom, inactivity)
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