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Meanings of wile away in anglès

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Usage of wile away in anglès
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I suppose that he indulged in a flirtation to wile away the time.
Dawn
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It is, in other words, a surprisingly soothing way to wile away an afternoon.
The Guardian
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We might wile away an hour there very pleasantly if you feel so disposed.
My Strangest Case
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Most people want comfort and connectivity -a four-wheeledlounge to wile away the journey.
Wired
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We wile away the days bouldering around the swimming holes, each one surpassing the next.
Climbing Magazine
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In short, nobody could wile away my heart.
The Son of Clemenceau, A Novel of Modern Love and Life
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To wile away the hours till thou return!
International Weekly Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science —...
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Yes; I will wile away the morning at Godolphin Street with our friends of the regular establishment.
Sherlock Holmes: The complete canon
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The gates are shut: Harry must wile away the night, in this tomb-like abode, with the dead.
Our World; Or, the Slaveholder's Daughter
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The rest of my mournful history will help to wile away the tedium of the long to-morrow.
The Monctons: A Novel. Volume 1 (of 2)
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But the artist did come forth, thinking to wile away an hour with the fascinating gypsy girl.
Red Money
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With this they wile away whole hours, lolling in ragged, bast hammocks slung in their dark, smoky huts.
The Naturalist on the River Amazons
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He had in olden times played at being a minister like his grandfather, to wile away a toyless Sunday.
Robert Louis Stevenson
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Well the fool's story hath served to wile away the heaviest of our hours, the hour which ends in death.
Cleopatra
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The tears were too near for her to attempt to wile away the minutes with another song-tearsof weariness and disappointment.
An Australian Lassie
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When people go on a voyage they often take with them lap-dogs or monkeys as pets to wile away the time.
Aesop's Fables; a new translation
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