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Rootled vs Footled - What's the difference?

rootled | footled |

As verbs the difference between rootled and footled

is that rootled is (rootle) while footled is (footle).

rootled

English

Verb

(head)
  • (rootle)

    • rootle

    English

    Verb

    (rootl)
  • (of an animal) to dig into the ground, with the snout
  • *1929, , Penguin Books, paperback edition, page 11
    • Once, presumably, this quadrangle with its smooth lawns, its massive buildings, and the chapel itself was marsh too, where the grasses waved and the swine rootled .

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    footled

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (footle)

    • footle

    English

    Verb

    (footl)
  • To waste time; to trifle.
  • To talk nonsense.

    • Synonyms

    * hang around * lallygag * loiter * lollygag * mess about * mill about * mill around * tarry * lounge * lurk * linger * loaf

    Derived terms

    * footler

    Noun

    (-)
  • nonsense; foolishness.