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Noun - trifling - the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working

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Or

Noun - dawdling - an act of going very slowly and wasting time.

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Both are single words that describe time-wasting activities without swearing. Trifling is derived from trivial, which is appropriate in this case, and dawdling sounds like doodling, another way to waste time.

I would choose my words because they add more of a descriptive and evocative setting to a given scenario. Trifling is frivolous and playful time-wasting, dawdling sounds lazy and aimless.

Noun - trifling - the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working

TFD

Or

Noun - dawdling - an act of going very slowly and wasting time.

TFD

Both are single words that describe time-wasting activities without swearing. Trifling is derived from trivial, which is appropriate in this case, and dawdling sounds like doodling, another way to waste time.

I would choose my words because they add more of a descriptive and evocative setting to a given scenario. Trifling is frivolous and playful time-wasting, dawdling sounds lazy and aimless.

Also,

Loiter - verb - To stand idly about; linger without any purpose.

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which has a more legalistic side to it.

Noun - trifling - the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working

TFD

Or

Noun - dawdling - an act of going very slowly and wasting time.

TFD

Both are single words that describe time-wasting activities without swearing.

Noun - trifling - the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working

TFD

Or

Noun - dawdling - an act of going very slowly and wasting time.

TFD

Both are single words that describe time-wasting activities without swearing. Trifling is derived from trivial, which is appropriate in this case, and dawdling sounds like doodling, another way to waste time.

I would choose my words because they add more of a descriptive and evocative setting to a given scenario. Trifling is frivolous and playful time-wasting, dawdling sounds lazy and aimless.

Noun - trifling - the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working

TFD

Or

Noun - dawdling - an act of going very slowly and wasting time.

TFD

Noun - trifling - the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working

TFD

Or

Noun - dawdling - an act of going very slowly and wasting time.

TFD

Both are single words that describe time-wasting activities without swearing.