while away

== English == === Alternative forms === wile away (misspelling) === Verb === while away (third-person singular simple present whiles away, present participle whiling away, simple past and past participle whiled away) (transitive) To spend (time) idly but pleasantly. (intransitive) To elapse, to pass. ==== Usage notes ==== Sometimes misspelled as wile away. ==== Synonyms ==== kill ==== Translations ====