whiled
Spent time pleasantly
Whiled is the past tense of while, meaning to pass time in a leisurely way: We whiled away the afternoon on the porch.
The verb almost always appears with "away"—you while away hours, not just while them.
The spelling is sometimes confused with wiled, from wile.
State of being unwound
- recreationRefreshment through leisure
- pastimeRecreational pursuit
- entertainmentAgreeable diversion of attention
- enjoymentState of relishing something
pleasure · respite · downtime · unwinding · repose · ease · lounging · vacation
Pleased entertainment state
- distractionThing diverting one's attention
- entertainmentAgreeable diversion of attention
- escapismHabitual mental retreat
- playRecreation or staged drama
fun · diversion · hobby · game · activity · engagement · frolic · lark
relaxation
State of being unwound
- recreationRefreshment through leisure
- pastimeRecreational pursuit
- entertainmentAgreeable diversion of attention
enjoyment · pleasure · respite · downtime · unwinding · repose · ease · lounging · vacation · holiday
amusement
Pleased entertainment state
- distractionThing diverting one's attention
- entertainmentAgreeable diversion of attention
- escapismHabitual mental retreat
play · fun · diversion · hobby · game · activity · engagement · frolic · lark · recreation
idling
Operating without working
- lingeringRemaining beyond expected duration
- dawdlingLeisurely time-wasting
- loungingReclining in idleness
puttering · dallying · lolling · moseying · pottering · meandering · drifting · lazing · loafing · killing time
- once in a whileAt irregular intervals
- for a whileFor some duration
- in a whileAfter a delay
- in a little whileAfter brief delay
- every once in a whileAt irregular intervals
- for a little whileA short duration
while, meanwhile, awhile, whilst, whiling, whiles, while away