Idle

Idle

Idle (idling) is a term which generally refers to a lack of motion and/or energy.

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Famous quotes containing the word idle:

    “Interred beneath this marble stone
    Lie Saunt’ring Jack and Idle Joan.”
    —Matthew Prior (1664–1721)

    “The new shopping malls make possible the synthesis of all consumer activities, not least of which are shopping, flirting with objects, idle wandering, and all the permutations of these.”
    —Jean Baudrillard (b. 1929)

    “Unquiet souls!
    MIn the dark fermentation of earth,
    In the never idle workshop of nature,
    In the eternal movement,
    Ye shall find yourselves again.”
    —Matthew Arnold (1822–1888)