pootle
verb[I,+ adv/prep]
UKinformaluk/ˈpuː.təl/us/ˈpuː.t̬əl/tomovesomewhereslowlyand with norealpurpose:
闲逛They were pootling alongcountryroadsin a veryoldcar.他们开着一辆非常旧的小车,在乡间的路上闲逛。
Tompootled off into thehouse.汤姆闲逛着进了房子。
Slow and moving slowly
- (as) slow as molassesidiom
- at a snail's paceidiom
- by and byidiom
- by degreesidiom
- clawyourway(somewhere)idiom
- drift
- float
- inch by inchidiom
- infiltrate
- infiltration
- jog
- labour
- lag
- laggard
- sluggishness
- snail
- steadily
- steadiness
- steady
- struggle